Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
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Inquisition
/ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃən/
Synonyms for "inquisition" (59 found)
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Closest matches (12)
analysisareopagusassizeboardchange of venuecouncilcourt-martialcross examinationcross questioncross-examinationcross-interrogationcross-questioning
Strong matches (18)
curiadelvingdirect examinationexaminationforumgo overgrillgrillinghearinginquestinquirendoinquiringinquiring mindinquiryinspection
Noun(3 words)
Related words (29)
Noun(8 words)
investigationjudicatoryjudicaturejudiciaryjury trialmistrialpolice interrogationprobeprobingpry outquestredirect examinationresearchroastthe grillthe inquisitionthird degreethird-degreetrialtrial by jury
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More general
12 entriesacademic activitycognitive processcourtexaminationinterrogationinterrogatoryinvestigationjudicaturejudicial processlegal procedurescrutinytribunal
More specific
9 entriesarchival inquiryconfessional inquiryfield inquiryheresy triallaboratory inquirymedia inquiryparliamentary inquirypublic inquirywitchcraft trial
Collocations
6 entriesSpanish Inquisitionformal inquisitioninquisition into corruptioninquisition processinquisitorial processreligious inquisition
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
3 translations across 2 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- разследване noun (inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter)
Esperanto
2 entries- enketo noun (inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter)
- inkvizicio noun (inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Jews fled the Spanish Inquisition and took shelter in the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth century.
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The Holy Inquisition started with Pope Lucius III.
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Women were the ones who suffered the most during the Inquisition.
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