the Inquisition
noun
: an organization in the Roman Catholic Church in the past that was responsible for finding and punishing people who did not accept its beliefs and practices
the Spanish Inquisition
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Because church doctrine held that Earth was the center of the universe, the Inquisition compelled the astronomer Galileo to recant his belief that our planet orbits the sun.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Initially, the Jews came from Spain during the Inquisition.
—Shoshana Brower, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
Many were interrogated and and at least one was executed by being burned at the stake during the Inquisition.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
But as her notoriety grows, so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition’s wrath.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
And once again he was called before the Inquisition—this time he was found guilty of heresy.
—Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 19 June 2023
Among the scores of people Sherwin also interviewed were Haakon Chevalier, Oppenheimer’s onetime best friend whose Communist ties in part formed the basis of the inquisition against him, and Edward Teller, whose testimony at the 1954 hearing helped end his career.
—Andy Kifer, New York Times, 11 July 2023
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Initially, the Jews came from Spain during the Inquisition.
—Shoshana Brower, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
Many were interrogated and and at least one was executed by being burned at the stake during the Inquisition.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
But as her notoriety grows, so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition’s wrath.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
And once again he was called before the Inquisition—this time he was found guilty of heresy.
—Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 19 June 2023
Among the scores of people Sherwin also interviewed were Haakon Chevalier, Oppenheimer’s onetime best friend whose Communist ties in part formed the basis of the inquisition against him, and Edward Teller, whose testimony at the 1954 hearing helped end his career.
—Andy Kifer, New York Times, 11 July 2023
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“The Inquisition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Inquisition. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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