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Kotomora

転ころび伴天連ばてれん

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Meanings

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noun

apostate Christian missionary turned Buddhist (Edo period)

Historical term for a European missionary who renounced Christianity and converted to Buddhism under pressure during the Edo period's anti-Christian policies.

See also: バテレン