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单词 Marrano
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Definition of Marrano in English:

Marrano

nounPlural Marranos məˈrɑːnəʊməˈränō
  • (in medieval Spain) a Jew or Moor who had converted to Christianity, especially one who professed conversion in order to avoid persecution.

    马拉诺(中世纪在西班牙改信基督教的犹太人或摩尔人,尤指仅为免受迫害而声称皈依基督教者)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Miguel is of Marrano background: Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism in Portugal and Spain who nonetheless kept Jewish custom and belief alive in secret observance.
    • The Marranos (Iberian Jews officially converted to Christianity) secretly celebrating Passover in their attic behave as holdouts from another age.
    • As a child, I heard references to the Marranos, the hidden Jews of Spain.
    • On Yom Kippur the Marranos would ‘gather in their caves and pour out their pleas to God to forgive them their false vows.’
    • She started researching her family history and concluded that her ancestors were Marranos, or Sephardic Jews, who had fled the Inquisition in Spain and in Mexico more than four centuries ago.

Origin

Spanish, of unknown origin.

Rhymes

Americano, Arno, boliviano, Bolzano, Carnot, chicano, guano, Kano, llano, Locarno, Lugano, Marciano, meccano, oregano, Pisano, poblano, Romano, siciliano, soprano, Sukarno

Definition of Marrano in US English:

Marrano

nounməˈränō
  • (in medieval Spain) a Christianized Jew or Moor, especially one who merely professed conversion in order to avoid persecution.

    马拉诺(中世纪在西班牙改信基督教的犹太人或摩尔人,尤指仅为免受迫害而声称皈依基督教者)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Miguel is of Marrano background: Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism in Portugal and Spain who nonetheless kept Jewish custom and belief alive in secret observance.
    • The Marranos (Iberian Jews officially converted to Christianity) secretly celebrating Passover in their attic behave as holdouts from another age.
    • She started researching her family history and concluded that her ancestors were Marranos, or Sephardic Jews, who had fled the Inquisition in Spain and in Mexico more than four centuries ago.
    • As a child, I heard references to the Marranos, the hidden Jews of Spain.
    • On Yom Kippur the Marranos would ‘gather in their caves and pour out their pleas to God to forgive them their false vows.’

Origin

Spanish, of unknown origin.

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