Crypto-jew

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who, while publicly converting to another religion (such as Christianity or Islam), secretly practices Judaism.

    "Look at the Crypto-Jews, the Marranos, who for centuries lived a double life, outwardly Christians, but handing down secretly from generation to generation the faith, the traditions, the observances of Judaism."

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conversomarrano

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"Look at the Crypto-Jews, the Marranos, who for centuries lived a double life, outwardly Christians, but handing down secretly from generation to generation the faith, the traditions, the observances of Judaism."

Etymology

From crypto- + Jew.

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