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- DictionaryIn·qui·si·tion/ˌinkwiˈziSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation: "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 re-established to combat Protestantism, eventually becoming an organ of papal government.
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.
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.
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.
INQUISITION definition: 1. a period of asking questions in a detailed and unfriendly way: 2. in the past, an official…. Learn more.
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.
Spanish Inquisition, (1478–1834), judicial institution ostensibly established to combat heresy in Spain. In practice, the Spanish Inquisition served to consolidate power in the monarchy of the newly unified Spanish kingdom, but it achieved that end through infamously brutal methods.
INQUISITION meaning: 1. a period of asking questions in a detailed and unfriendly way: 2. in the past, an official…. Learn 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.
inquisition. noun. /ˌɪnkwəˈzɪʃn/. the Inquisition [singular] the organization set up by the Roman Catholic Church to punish people who opposed its beliefs, especially from the 15th to the 17th century.
