Associations to the word «Marrano»
Noun
- Inquisition
- Judaism
- Swine
- Jews
- Portugal
- Convert
- Persecution
- Portuguese
- Jew
- Christianity
- Christian
- Roth
- Spain
- Pig
- Lisbon
- Spanish
- Banking
- Descendant
- Phenomenon
- Pedro
- Catholic
- Loyalty
- Muslim
- Conversion
- Faith
- Physician
- Antonio
- Ex
- Encyclopedia
- Religion
- Century
- Prayer
- Pope
- Practice
- Identity
- Ben
- Or
- De
- Family
- Term
- Middle
- Latter
- Generation
- Edition
- New
Adjective
Adverb
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Wiktionary
MARRANO, noun. (historical) Any of the Sephardi Jews who stayed in Iberia during the Spanish Inquisition, and continued to practice Judaism in secret.
Dictionary definition
MARRANO, noun. (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.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.