Marranos
- plural of Marrano.
Example Sentences
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The Marranos were the Jews that converted to Christianity but continued to practice Judaism in the cellar.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2017
The secrecy is senseless, in a way. since most of their neighbors know that the Marranos are Jews.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Marranos shun all Saturday work, a telltale sign of their identity, but paradoxically, most of the men have not been circumcised because that could disclose their secret.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the 1920s, Army Captain Artur Carlos de Barros Basto, a descendant of Marranos, converted to Judaism and helped establish a synagogue and seminary in Oporto.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when war between England and Spain rendered this expedient inadvisable, the Marranos threw off the disguise of Christianity and proclaimed themselves followers of the Jewish faith.
From Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Webster, Nesta H.
