inquisition Meaning and Definition
1. n. a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
2. n. a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy.
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