non-Jewish

adjective

non-Jew·​ish ˌnän-ˈjü-ish 

: not Jewish : not being, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews

Since only about 10,000 Jews live in the city, the restaurant must attract non-Jewish patrons to survive.

—Julia M. Klein

non-Jew

ˌnän-ˈjü 

noun

plural non-Jews

Of the seven or eight people present, we were the only non-Jews.

—Clifford Thompson

Examples of non-Jewish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities. —Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025

Now that Joanne doesn’t need to learn Judaism 101, the narrative is more about the trickiness of relationships in their various stages than a non-Jewish person encountering the religion for the first time. —Esther Zuckerman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025

Currently, only about 20% of attendees are non-Jewish. —Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Oct. 2025

Small groups drive antisemitism on campus Our research also found that about 34% of non-Jewish undergraduates, and about 10% of non-Jewish faculty held views about Jews or Israel that most Jewish students find antisemitic. —Graham Wright, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-Jewish

• bluish
• jewish