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Definition of Spanish inquisition
1. Noun. An inquisition initiated in 1478 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain (especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries). "Torquemada was the inquisitor general for the Spanish Inquisition"
Definition of Spanish inquisition
1. Proper noun. an extension of the Papal Inquisition, set up in 15th century Spain, to investigate and punish converted Jews and Muslims thought to be insincere. ¹
2. Proper noun. (figuratively) Excessive questioning or interrogation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spanish Inquisition
Literary usage of Spanish inquisition
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"The spanish inquisition thus, though founded by Rome, did not remain under its
direct control. The Spanish monarchy was responsible for it and used it as an ..."
2. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1901)
"The spanish inquisition, in its peculiar form, was set up under Ferdinand and
Isabella, in the first instance for the purpose of discovering and punishing ..."
3. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1873)
"The spanish inquisition, in its peculiar form, was set up under Ferdinand and
Isabella, in the first instance for the purpose of discovering and punishing ..."
4. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1888)
"The spanish inquisition, in its peculiar form, was set up under Ferdinand and
Isabella, in the first instance for the purpose of discovering and punishing ..."
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