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Anusim

Anusim noun: a Jew who violates Jewish law or is an apostate due to coercion, such as state persecution, often living as crypto-Jews.

Noun

Anusim (plural Anusims or Anusim)

  1. (Judaism) A Jew who violates Jewish law or is an apostate due to coercion, such as state persecution, often living as crypto-Jews.

Forms of Anusim

pluralAnusims
pluralAnusim

Origin of Anusim

From Hebrew אֲנוּסִים (literally “compelled ones”).

Questions about Anusim

What does Anusim mean?
Anusim means a Jew who violates Jewish law or is an apostate due to coercion, such as state persecution, often living as crypto-Jews.
What part of speech is Anusim?
Anusim is a noun.
What is the plural of Anusim?
The plural of Anusim is Anusims.

Words near Anusim in the dictionary

  1. anury
  2. anus
  3. Anusara
  4. anused
  5. anuses
  6. Anusim
  7. Anusims
  8. anusless
  9. anuslike
  10. anusvara
  11. anusvaras

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