crypto-Jewとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From crypto- +‎ Jew.

名詞

crypto-Jew (plural crypto-Jews)

1. A person who, while publicly converting to another religion (such as Christianity or Islam), secretly practices Judaism.
   • 1914, Israel Zangwill, Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People‎:

     Look at the Crypto-Jews, the Marranos, who for centuries lived a double life, outwardly Christians, but handing down secretly from generation to generation the faith, the traditions, the observances of Judaism.

   • 2024 March 17, Ilan Stavans, “Will Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, a Jewish Woman, Blaze a Trail or Follow One?”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 1 June 2024:

     Ms. Sheinbaum will legislate from buildings in downtown Mexico City near the Palace of the Inquisition, where crypto-Jews—a term used to describe Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity by the Spanish crown in the 15th century but continued to practice Judaism in secrecy—were tortured during the colonial period.

関連する語

• crypto-Jewess
• crypto-Jewish
• crypto-Judaism

参考

• Anusim
• Dönmeh
• converso
• Marrano
• New Christian