Definition of Inquisitor

1. Noun. A questioner who is excessively harsh.

Exact synonyms: Interrogator
Generic synonyms: Asker, Enquirer, Inquirer, Querier, Questioner
Derivative terms: Inquisitorial, Interrogate

2. Noun. An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.
Specialized synonyms: Grand Inquisitor
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

inquiring
inquiringly
inquiry
inquiry agent
inquisible
inquisition
inquisition post mortem
inquisitional
inquisitionary
inquisitioned
inquisitioning
inquisitions
inquisitive
inquisitively
inquisitiveness
inquisitor (current term)
inquisitorial
inquisitorially
inquisitorious
inquisitors
inquisitory
inquisitour
inquisitrix
inquisiturient
inquorate
inracinate
inracinated
inradii
inradius
inrage

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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