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inquisition

/ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃən/noun4 syllables

Inquisition means: a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy.

Synonyms for inquisition1

also used for inquisition

disquisition

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What does inquisition mean?2

noun

1

a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

2

a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with inquisition?60

two syllables

mission
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All 60 rhymes for inquisition, grouped by syllable

Inquisition in a sentence

  • The Inquisition involved physical torture, murders, and expulsions.shekitten
  • Women were the ones who suffered the most during the Inquisition.unknown
  • Cancel culture has become today's Inquisition.soliloquist
  • The Holy Inquisition started with Pope Lucius III.Eldad
  • During the Inquisition, Mary would have been burned at the stake.AlanF_US
  • Jews fled the Spanish Inquisition and took shelter in the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth century.AKINCI81

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Forms of inquisition

as a noun

plural
inquisitions