New Christian
Noun
Meaning
New Christian (plural New Christians)
(historical) One of the Iberian Muslims and Jews who converted to Roman Catholicism, or their known baptized descendants.
Examples
New Christian music radio station, WLLJ, on the air There's a new radio station in Cape Coral.
Ethnic and religious heritage Modern scholars have suggested that he may have descended from a New Christian or Converso background, i.e., that his ancestors, prior to 1492, had been Jews.