Inquisition

  • 91inquisition — in·qui·si·tion || ‚ɪnkwɪ zɪʃn n. formal investigation; brutal questioning, prolonged interrogation; judicial investigation, inquiry (Law) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 92Inquisition —    The official rooting out of heresy by specially constituted ecclesiastical courts …

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  • 93inquisition — n. Inquest, judicial inquiry …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 94Inquisition — the official persecution of heresy by special ecclesiastical courts; formally constituted by the papacy in the 13th century …

    Medieval glossary

  • 95inquisition — n 1. inquiry, inquest, assize, hearing, trial. 2. interrogation, third degree, grilling, Sl. rubber hose, Sl. beating it out. 3. investigation, examination, research. See inquiry(defs.1, 2) …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 96inquisition — in·qui·si·tion …

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  • 97inquisition — in•qui•si•tion [[t]ˌɪn kwəˈzɪʃ ən, ˌɪŋ [/t]] n. 1) an official investigation, esp. one of a political or religious nature, characterized by lack of regard for individual rights, prejudice on the part of the examiners, and recklessly cruel… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 98inquisition — /ɪnkwəˈzɪʃən / (say inkwuh zishuhn) noun 1. the act of inquiry; inquiry. 2. an investigation, or process of inquiry such as one conducted by judicial officers or such non judicial officers as coroners; inquest. 3. the finding of such an inquiry.… …

  • 99Inquisition —    This word (from the Latin inquærere, meaning to ask or to seek ) referred to an ecclesiastical tribunalestablished for detecting and suppressing heresy. Such tribunals were authorized by the Popes from the thirteenth through the nineteenth… …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 100Inquisition — In|qui|si|ti|on, die; , en (nur Singular: mittelalterliches katholisches Ketzergericht; Untersuchung [durch dieses Gericht]) …

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