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crypto-Jew

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who, while publicly converting to another religion (such as Christianity or Islam), secretly practices Judaism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From crypto- + Jew.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يَهُودِيّ مُتَخَفّ (yahūdiyy mutaḵaff) — crypto-Jew
  • French: Crypto-juif — crypto-Jew
  • German: Kryptojude — crypto-Jew
  • German: Kryptojüdin — crypto-Jew
  • Italian: Cripto-giudeo — crypto-Jew
  • Persian: یهودی مخفی (yahudi-ye maxfi) — crypto-Jew
  • Russian: Криптоиуде́й (Kriptoiudéj) — crypto-Jew
  • Spanish: Criptojudío — crypto-Jew
  • Turkish: Kripto Yahudi — crypto-Jew
  • Turkish: Gizli Yahudi — crypto-Jew
  • Urdu: مخفی یہودی (makhfi yahūdī) — crypto-Jew
  • Urdu: در پردہ یہودی (dar parda yahūdī) — crypto-Jew