Inquisition - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌɪnkwɪˈzɪʃn|
Brit.
|ɪnkwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
- a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
- a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
Extra examples
His political enemies were conducting an inquisition into the details of his personal life.
...there's no need to conduct an inquisition about so trivial a matter...
I had to face a two-hour inquisition from my parents about where I'd been.
During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack
Word forms
noun
singular: inquisition
plural: inquisitions
singular: inquisition
plural: inquisitions
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