Marrano
Americannoun
plural
Marranos-
a Spanish or Portuguese Jew who was converted to Christianity during the late Middle Ages, usually under threat of death or persecution, especially one who continued to adhere to Judaism in secret.
noun
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a Spanish or Portuguese Jew of the late Middle Ages who was converted to Christianity, esp one forcibly converted but secretly adhering to Judaism
Etymology
Origin of Marrano
< Spanish: literally, pig, from the Jewish law forbidding the eating of pork (probably < Arabic maḥram forbidden)
Example Sentences
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See JudendeutschAmatus Lusitanus, physician, 42, 97Amharic spoken by the Falashas, 265Amora�m, Speakers, 58Amos, prophet, alluded to, 251Amsterdam, Marrano centre, 128-129Anahuac and the Ten Tribes, 259Anatoli.
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Karpeles, Gustav
Portugal fell to a Marrano physician who had escaped from the Inquisition.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
With equal force it dominated the being of Solomon Molcho, the enthusiastic youth who, at one time a Marrano, on his public return to Judaism proclaimed the speedy regeneration of Israel.
From Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history by Dubnow, S. M. (Simon Markovich)
Manasseh ben Israel was born in Lisbon of Marrano parents, who emigrated to Amsterdam a few years after their son's birth.
From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel
Two writers of Marrano origin, wide as the poles asunder in gifts of mind and character, represented two aspects of the aspiration of the Jews towards a place in the wider world.
From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel
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