marranoism
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marranoism — mar·ra·no·ism … English syllables
Marranism — /meuh rah niz euhm/, n. the practices, principles, or condition characteristic of the Marranos. Also, Marranoism /meuh ran oh iz euhm/. [1730 40; MARRAN(O) + ISM] * * * … Universalium
PORTUGAL — PORTUGAL, southwesternmost country of continental Europe, in the Iberian Peninsula. Jewish settlement in the area began prior to Portugal s emergence as a nation. The existence of a significant Jewish settlement on the peninsula by 300 C.E. is… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
