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noun - a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
noun - a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
The act of inquiring into a matter; an investigation.
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| Dec 30 2016 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
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| an ecclesiastical tribunal established by Pope Gregory IX icirca i 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. |
| a period of prolonged and intensive questioning. |
| a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) |
| a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy |
| a period of asking questions in a detailed and unfriendly way: |
| in the past, an official organization in the Roman Catholic Church whose purpose was to find and punish people who opposed its beliefs |
| a detailed questioning, esp. of someones beliefs |
| The act of inquiring into a matter an investigation. See Synonyms at inquiry. |
| Law An inquest. |
| Law The verdict of a judicial inquiry. |
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The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat public heresy committed by baptized Christians. It started in 12th-century France to combat religious dissent, in particular the Cathars and the Waldensians. Other groups investigated later included the Spiritual Franciscans, the Hussites (followers of Jan Hus) and the Beguines. Beginning in the 1250s, inquisitors were generally chosen from members of the Dominican Order, replacing the earlier practice of using local clergy as judges. The term Medieval Inquisition covers these courts up to mid-15th century. * During the Late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, the concept and scope of the Inquisition significantly expanded in response to the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation. It expanded to other European countries, resulting in the Spanish Inquisition and Portuguese Inquisition. The Spanish and Portuguese operated inquisitorial courts throughou |