gentilitas
Latin
Etymology
From gentīlis (“of a people or nation”) + -itās.
Pronunciation
Noun
gentīlitās (genitive gentīlitātis); f, third declension
- the relationship of those who belong to the same gens
- relatives bearing the same name
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) heathenism, paganism
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) the heathens, pagans
Inflection
Related terms
Descendants
References
- gentilitas in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879