Inquisition

See also: inquisition

English

Proper noun

Inquisition

(historical) A tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.
(by extension) A harsh or rigorous interrogation that violates the rights of an individual.

Derived terms

Spanish Inquisition

Translations

tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church

Chinese:
Mandarin: 宗教裁判所 (zōngjiào cáipànsuǒ), 宗教法庭 (zh) (zōngjiào fǎtíng)
Czech: ikvizice f
Finnish: inkvisitio (fi)
French: Inquisition (fr) f
German: Inquisition (de) f
Greek: Ιερά Εξέταση (el) f (Ierá Exétasi)
Japanese: 異端審問 (いたんしんもん, itanshinmon)

Latin: Inquisitio f
Persian: انکیزیسیون‎‎ (ankizision), تفتیش عقاید‎‎ (taftiš-e aqāyed)
Polish: inkwizycja (pl) f
Portuguese: Inquisição f
Russian: инквизи́ция (ru) f (inkvizícija)
Spanish: Inquisición (es) f
Turkish: engizisyon (tr)

harsh or rigorous interrogation

Finnish: inkvisitio (fi)
Polish: inkwizycja (pl) f

Russian: инквизи́ция (ru) f (inkvizícija)

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Inquisition f (genitive Inquisition, plural Inquisitionen)

Inquisition

Further reading

Inquisition in Duden online

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