converso
Noun
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(medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion (synset 109981693)
is a type of: convert - a person who has been converted to another religious or political beliefsubtypes: marrano - (medieval Spain and Portugal) a disparaging term for a Jew who converted to Christianity in order to avoid persecution but continued to practice their religion secretly
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