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Definition of Inquisitor
1. Noun. A questioner who is excessively harsh.
Generic synonyms: Asker, Enquirer, Inquirer, Querier, Questioner
Derivative terms: Inquisitorial, Interrogate
2. Noun. An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.
Generic synonyms: Functionary, Official
Derivative terms: Inquisitorial
Definition of Inquisitor
1. n. An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions.
Definition of Inquisitor
1. Noun. A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly. ¹
2. Noun. An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inquisitor
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Inquisitor
1. 1. An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions. "Inquisitors are tatlers." 2. One whose official duty it is to examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc. 3. A member of the Court of Inquisition. Origin: L., cf. F. Inquisiteur. See Inquire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inquisitor
Literary usage of Inquisitor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1906)
"with the inquisitor-general that a certain portion of them should be so.1 Notwithstanding
his habitual subservience to the ..."
2. The Works of Frederick Schiller by Friedrich Schiller, Henry George Bohn, Alexander James William Morrison (1872)
"GRAND inquisitor. When Philip bends with due humility. ... GRAND inquisitor.
To appease eternal justice, God's own Son Expired upon the cross. KING. ..."
3. The Centralization of Administration in Ohio by Samuel Peter Orth (1903)
"DELINQUENT TAX OR inquisitor LAW This singular and stringent measure was enacted
... This officer is called the tax inquisitor, and his pay is not to exceed ..."
4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1798)
"Art. 44- The inquisitor: a Tragedy, in Five Acts. Altered from the German.
By the late James Petit Andrews, Esq. and Henry James Pye. 8vo. 2s. Hatchard. ..."
5. The History of St. Dominic, Founder of the Friars Preachers by Augusta Theodosia Drane (1891)
"DOMINIC, THE inquisitor. IT is the constant tradition of the Order that St.
Dominic was the first inquisitor, a tradition confirmed by the words used by ..."
6. The American Historical Review by American historical association (1897)
"LUCERO THE inquisitor IN January, 1481, the Inquisition was formally established
by Ferdinand and Isabella in Seville, whence it was gradually extended ..."
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