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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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

New Christian music radio station, WLLJ, on the air There's a new radio station in Cape Coral. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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