inquisition
in·qui·si·tion (in′kwə zis̸h′ən)
noun
- the act of inquiring; investigation
- R.C.Ch.
- a former general tribunal established in the 13th cent. for the discovery and suppression of heresy and the punishment of heretics
- the activities of this tribunal
- any harsh or arbitrary suppression or punishment of dissidents or nonconformists
- any severe or intensive questioning
- Law
- an inquest or any judicial inquiry
- the written finding of such an inquiry
Etymology: ME inquicisioun < OFr inquisition < L inquisitio < inquisitus, pp. of inquirere
inquisition
n.
Converse of object
- expect: Session 7: " I Didn't Expect the Spanish Inquisition!
- face: Julian Jebb, Evelyn Waugh: Facing the Inquisition, The London Times Saturday Review, December 23, 1967, p. 19.
- take: By an Inquisition taken at Retford, 14 October 4 H. 8. it appears that William Vavasor dyed 28 Apr.
- hold: It was later the subject of an Inquisition held at Shoreham by the King's Escheator for Sussex.
- have: This is why the Roman Catholic Church has had an Inquisition.
- follow: There followed the inquisition and I had to confess to having known more about their subject in my teens than they did now.
Converse of subject
- find: It was found by inquisition that he had temporalities taxed at 50 s.
- imprison: But in 1778 da Cunha was imprisoned by the Inquisition.
Noun used with modifier
- mortem: The court post mortem inquisition stated that " John Fytche is son and next heir of the same William.
Preposition: post
- mortem: Extents attached to inquisitions post mortem are in the National Archives, which has an online guide to inquisitions post mortem.
Adjective modifier
- Spanish: Not unlike the Spanish Inquisition of the Dark Ages.
- new: It shows how near the new inquisition has got in America.
- dreaded: The last thing that Europe needs is a religious movement which would have alarming similarities with the dreaded inquisition.
- infamous: In the 5th century central government moved there & was subsequently the birthplace of the infamous Spanish Inquisition.
Preposition: on
- body: October 2 nd 1784 Inquisition on the body of Ann Neville of Bures St Mary who in the state of lunacy, hanged herself.
Modifies a noun
- mortem: Her inquisition post mortem was held by virtue of a writ issued on 16 May 1236.
- post: Her inquisition post mortem was held by virtue of a writ issued on 16 May 1236.
Possessives
- coroner: Coroner's inquisitions were also called when the cause of death was uncertain.
Preposition: of
- land: On 24 Nov 1268, an inquisition of the lands late of John de Balliol recorded a market at Driffield.
Preposition: for
- blood: What an awfully solemn title of God is this: " He that maketh inquisition for blood " ( Ps. ix.
Christianity is really a man's religion: there's not much in it for women except docility, obedience, who-sweeps- the-room-as-for-thy-cause, downcast eyes and death in childbirth. For the men it's better: all power and money and fine robes, the burning of the hereticsöfun, fun, fun!öand the Inquisition fulminating from the pulpit.
At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville lay, And a pinnace, like a fluttered bird, came flying from far away: 'Spanishships of warat sea! Wehavesighted fifty-three!' Then sware Lord Thomas Howard: ''Fore God I am no coward; But I cannot meetthem here, for my ships are out of gear, And the half my men are sick. I must fly, but followquick. Wearesix ships oftheline; canwefight withfifty-three?' Then spake Sir Richard Grenville: 'I know you are no coward; You fly them for a moment to fight with them again. But I've ninety men and more that are lying sick ashore. I should count myself the coward if I left them, my Lord Howard, To these Inquisition dogs and the devildoms of Spain.' So Lord Howard passed away with five ships of war that day, Till he melted like a cloud in the silent summer heaven.
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