English Explanatory Dictionary

converso

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Jew or Muslim in Spain or Portugal who converted to Roman Catholicism under duress, particularly during the 14th and 15th centuries.

Word forms

converso conversos

Etymology

From Spanish converso. Doublet of converse.

Synonyms

crypto-Jew Marrano
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