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Marranism vs Marrano - What's the difference?

marranism | marrano | Derived terms |

Marranism is a derived term of marrano.


As a proper noun marranism

is (historical|judaism) the secret practice of judaism by the marranos.

As a noun marrano is

(historical) any of the sephardi jews who stayed in iberia during the spanish inquisition, and continued to practice judaism in secret.

marranism

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (historical, Judaism) The secret practice of Judaism by the Marranos.

    • Related terms

    *Marranic *Marranist

    marrano

    English

    (wikipedia Marrano)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) Any of the Sephardi Jews who stayed in Iberia during the Spanish Inquisition, and continued to practice Judaism in secret.
  • *1999 , (Karen Armstrong), The Case for God , Vintage 2010, p. 161:
  • *:In the Portuguese universities, the Marranos had studied logic, physics, medicine and mathematics, but they had no expertise in the more intuitive disciplines of Jewish practice.

    • Derived terms

    * Marranic * Marranism