converso

English Thesaurus

1. (medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion (noun.person)

hypernym	:	convert,
definition	:	a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief (noun.person)

hyponym	:	marrano,
definition	:	(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 (noun.person)