crypto-Jew

English

Etymology

From crypto- +‎ Jew.

Noun

crypto-Jew (plural crypto-Jews, feminine crypto-Jewess)

1. A person who while, publicly converting to another religion (such as Christianity or Islam), secretly practices Judaism.

Related terms

• crypto-Jewish
• crypto-Judaism

Translations

crypto-Jew

• Arabic: يَهُودِيّ مُتَخَفّ (yahūdiyy mutaḵaff)
• French: Crypto-juif m
• German: Kryptojude m, Kryptojüdin f
• Italian: Cripto-giudeo m
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• Persian: یهودی مخفی (yahudi-ye makhfi)
• Russian: Криптоиуде́й m (Kriptoiudéj)
• Spanish: Criptojudío m
• Turkish: Kripto Yahudi, Gizli Yahudi
• Urdu: مخفی یہودی (makhfi yahūdī), در پردہ یہودی (dar parda yahūdī)

See also

• Anusim
• Dönmeh
• converso
• Marrano
• New Christian