Dönmeh in Persian
دونمه dunme
Dönmeh in Persian: دونمه (dunme). In English, Dönmeh means a group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who, to avoid imprisonment after declaring arrival of the doomsday messiah, converted publicly to Islam, but retained their Jewish beliefs in secret.
Persian words for Dönmeh
- Sabbatean crypto-Jews
- دونمه dunme
English meaning of Dönmeh
- noun A group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who, to avoid imprisonment after declaring arrival of the doomsday messiah, converted publicly to Islam, but retained their Jewish beliefs in secret.
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Questions about Dönmeh in Persian
- What is the meaning of Dönmeh in Persian?
- Dönmeh in Persian is دونمه (dunme).
- معنی Dönmeh چیست؟
- Dönmeh: دونمه (dunme).
- What does Dönmeh mean in English?
- Dönmeh means a group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who, to avoid imprisonment after declaring arrival of the doomsday messiah, converted publicly to Islam, but retained their Jewish beliefs in secret.
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