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inquisition


Definition: Meaning of, inquisition in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪnkwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n /

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inquisition inquisitions
  1. the Inquisition a Roman Catholic organization in the past whose aim was to find and punish people who had unacceptable religious beliefs
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  2. [countable usually singular] a series of questions that someone asks you in a threatening or unpleasant way
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Inquisition


Definition: Meaning of, Inquisition in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌɪnkwɪˈzɪʃən /

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Inquisition inquisitions
  1. 1232-1820 a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church created to discover and suppress heresy
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Inquisition used in phrases

  • Congregation of the Inquisition (noun)
    1. an inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number of Protestants
  • Roman Inquisition (noun)
    1. an inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number of Protestants
  • Spanish Inquisition (noun)
    1. especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries an inquisition initiated in 1478 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain
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