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crypto-Jews

crypto-Jews is the plural of crypto-Jew.

Meaning of crypto-Jew

Noun

crypto-Jew (plural crypto-Jews)

  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.1914, Israel Zangwill, Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People

Questions about crypto-Jews

What is crypto-Jews the plural of?
Crypto-Jews is the plural of crypto-Jew.

Words near crypto-Jews in the dictionary

  1. crypto-Islam
  2. crypto-Jew
  3. crypto-Jewess
  4. crypto-Jewesses
  5. crypto-Jewish
  6. crypto-Jews
  7. crypto-Judaism
  8. crypto-market
  9. crypto-markets
  10. crypto-racism
  11. crypto-racist

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