Associations to the word «Inquisition»
Noun
- Heresy
- Heretic
- Galileo
- Goa
- Witchcraft
- Edict
- Tribunal
- Persecution
- Dominican
- Torture
- Commissary
- Crusade
- Expulsion
- Aragon
- Familiar
- Jesuit
- Castile
- Catholicism
- Protestantism
- Intolerance
- Seville
- Dungeon
- Jews
- Orthodoxy
- Templar
- Judaism
- Parliamentarian
- Isabella
- Witch
- Cheryl
- Spain
- Papacy
- Franciscan
- Abolition
- Censorship
- Informer
- Lea
- Burning
- Reformation
- Sorcery
- Portugal
- Toulouse
- Salamanca
- Cortes
- Granada
- Spaniard
- Protestant
- Wiltshire
- Pope
- Auto
- Ferdinand
- Coroner
- Mun
- Repression
- Accused
- Tyranny
- Effigy
- Cruelty
- Courtier
- Convert
- Censor
- Decree
- Alia
- Condemnation
- Fe
- Caliph
- Toledo
- Accusation
- Jew
- Rack
- Friar
- Bruno
- Rigor
- Semitism
- Monty
- Trent
- Blasphemy
- Lisbon
Adjective
Wiktionary
INQUISITION, noun. An investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter
INQUISITION, noun. An inquest
INQUISITION, noun. A questioning
INQUISITION, noun. The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
INQUISITION, verb. (obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.
INQUISITION, proper noun. (historical) a tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.
INQUISITION, proper noun. (by extension) a harsh or rigorous interrogation that violates the rights of an individual
INQUISITION POST MORTEM, noun. An local investigation, in medieval England, into the lands of a deceased person in order to discover what income and legal rights were due to the crown
Dictionary definition
INQUISITION, noun. A former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy.
INQUISITION, noun. A severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals).
Wise words
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size when they are brought out.