Inquisitions
Meaning of Inquisitions
plural noun
- a period of prolonged and intensive questioning.
she relented in her determined inquisition and offered help
- 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 revived to combat Protestantism, eventually becoming an organ of papal government.
late Middle English (denoting a searching examination): via Old French from Latin inquisitio(n- ) ‘examination’, from the verb inquirere (see inquire).
Information about Inquisitions
- It is a name.
- The singular form of Inquisitions is: Inquisition.
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Hyphenation of Inquisitions
In-qui-si-tions
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- Inquisitions is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
Inquisitions synonyms
Meaning the action of interrogating or the process of being interrogated:
Meaning the action of asking someone questions, especially in an official context:
Meaning ask (someone) questions:
Meaning a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for religious instruction:
Meaning the action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research:
Meaning an act of asking for information:
Meaning a judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident:
Meaning an intense interrogation or period of questioning:
Meaning force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump:
Meaning the formal questioning of a defendant or witness in court:
Words that rhyme with Inquisitions
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