Dönmeh

plural noun

Dön·​meh

variants or Dunmeh

¦dən¦mā,

(ˈ)də̄n¦-

: crypto-Jewish descendants of the followers of the professed messiah Sabbatai Zebi (1626–1676) now centered chiefly in Turkey and professing Islam compare sabbatian

Word History

Etymology

Turkish dönme, literally, convert, renegade

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