Associations to the word «Inquisition»
Noun
- Stake
- Portuguese
- Cleric
- Superstition
- Congregation
- Monarch
- Moor
- Penance
- Catholic
- Viceroy
- Iberia
- Pius
- Torment
- Christian
- Voltaire
- Interrogation
- Christianity
- Confession
- Suppression
- Censure
- Innocent
- Python
- Clergy
- Descartes
- Cardinal
- Lima
- Talmud
- Naples
- Prosecution
- Molina
- Lutheran
- Vatican
- Theologian
- Trial
- Hindus
- Excess
- Extermination
- Dominic
- Episcopal
- Imprisonment
- Salazar
- Erasmus
- Xxii
- Bonfire
- Moderation
- Nobles
- Preaching
- Ix
- Execution
- Navarre
- Martyrdom
- Venice
- Doctrine
- Philip
- Pietro
- Rome
- Ferocity
- Legate
- Ordeal
- Muslim
- Atrocity
- Convent
- Faith
- Alonso
- Serra
- Oppression
- Punishment
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).
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