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crypto-Jew
[ krip-toh-joo ]
/ ˈkrɪp toʊˌdʒu /
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noun
a member of a Jewish community who secretly practices Judaism while officially converting, under duress, to either Christianity or Islam.
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Words nearby crypto-Jew
cryptogam, cryptogenic, cryptogram, cryptograph, cryptography, crypto-Jew, cryptology, cryptomeria, cryptometer, cryptomnesia, cryptomonad
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