CONVERSO

Meaning of CONVERSO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈver-(ˌ)sō, kōn- ]

noun

( plural -sos )

Etymology: Spanish, literally, convert

Date: 1889

: a Jew who publicly recanted the Jewish faith and adopted Christianity under the pressure of the Spanish Inquisition

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

CONVERSO — n 1. [Eccl.] lay brother; 2. convert
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CONVERSO — noun (plural -sos) Etymology: Spanish, literally, convert Date: 1889 a Jew who publicly recanted the Jewish faith and adopted Christianity …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONVERSO — kənˈver(ˌ)sō, kōn- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, convert, from converso converted, from Medieval Latin conversus : a Jew who …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONVERSO — n. (Spanish- meaning "converted one") Jewish or Muslim person who apparently converted to Christianity in Spain during the late Middle …
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CONVERSO — (Spanish: converted), one of the Spanish Jews who adopted the Christian religion after a severe persecution in the late 14th …
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CONVERSO — n. Pronunciation: k ə n- ' ver-( ˌ )s ō , k ō n- Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -sos …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MARRANO — in Spanish history, a Jew who converted to the Christian faith to escape persecution but who continued to practice Judaism …
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