To parody the inquisitorial rhetoric of another age, I am not now, nor have I ever been, a boy-lover.
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Inquisitorial
Synonyms for "inquisitorial" (10 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
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2 entriesTranslations
11 translations across 9 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- inquisitorial adj (Of or pertaining to an inquisition)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 糾問制 /纠问制 adj (describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge)
- 職權主義 /职权主义 adj (describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge)
Finnish
1 entries- inkvisitorinen adj (describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge)
French
1 entries- inquisitorial adj (Of or pertaining to an inquisition)
Manx
1 entries- ard-eyshtagh adj (Of or pertaining to an inquisition)
Portuguese
1 entries- inquisitivo adj (Of or pertaining to an inquisition)
Romanian
1 entries- inchizitorial adj (Of or pertaining to an inquisition)
Spanish
1 entries- inquisitorial adj (Of or pertaining to an inquisition)
Swedish
2 entries- inkvisitorisk adj (Of or pertaining to an inquisition)
- inkvisitorisk adj (describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Those few who by some luck happen to escape the madness of social hypnotization are afraid to give expression to their thoughts, because they are terrorized by the inquisitorial intolerance of crazed mobs and frenzied nations.
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