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noun
- 1. a period of prolonged and intensive questioning: "she relented in her determined inquisition and offered help"
- 2. an ecclesiastical tribunal established by Pope Gregory IX c. 1232 for the suppression of heresy. It was active chiefly in northern Italy and southern France, becoming notorious for the use of torture. In 1542 the papal Inquisition was revived to combat Protestantism, eventually becoming an organ of papal government.
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a. capitalized : a former Roman Catholic tribunal for the discovery and punishment of heresy. b. : an investigation conducted with little regard for individual rights. c. : a severe questioning. 2. : a judicial or official inquiry or examination usually before a jury. also : the finding of the jury.
May 23, 2024 · Inquisition, a judicial procedure and later an institution that was established by the papacy and, sometimes, by secular governments to combat heresy. The name was applied to commissions in the 13th century and subsequently to similar structures in early modern Europe.
INQUISITION definition: 1. a period of asking questions in a detailed and unfriendly way: 2. in the past, an official…. Learn more.
Inquisition. A 19th-century depiction of Galileo before the Holy Office, by Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury. The Inquisition was a judicial procedure and a group of institutions within the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy, apostasy, blasphemy, witchcraft, and customs considered deviant.
noun. an official investigation, especially 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 punishments. any harsh, difficult, or prolonged questioning.
Nov 17, 2017 · The Inquisition was a powerful office set up within the Catholic Church to root out and punish heresy throughout Europe and the Americas. Beginning in the 12th century and continuing for hundreds...
noun [ S ] us / ˌɪn.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən / uk / ˌɪn.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən / in the past, an official organization in the Roman Catholic Church whose purpose was to find and punish people who opposed its beliefs. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. 1. the act of inquiring deeply or searchingly; investigation. 2. a deep or searching inquiry, esp a ruthless official investigation of individuals in order to suppress revolt or root out the unorthodox. 3. an official inquiry, esp one held by a jury before an officer of the Crown. 4. another word for inquest (sense 2)
Definition of inquisition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
INQUISITION meaning: 1 : an organization in the Roman Catholic Church in the past that was responsible for finding and punishing people who did not accept its beliefs and practices; 2 : a harsh and unfair investigation or series of questions.
