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"

Generic synonyms: 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

Spalding
Spallanzani
Spallanzani's law
Spandau
Spanglish
Spaniard
Spaniards
Spanish
Spanish-American War
Spanish-speaking
Spanish American
Spanish Arabic
Spanish Armada
Spanish Civil War
Spanish Guinea
Spanish Inquisition
Spanish Main
Spanish Netherlands
Spanish Sahara
Spanish Sign Language
Spanish Town
Spanish Virgin Islands
Spanish War
Spanish Water Dog
Spanish Water Dogs
Spanish bayonet
Spanish broom
Spanish burgoo
Spanish capital
Spanish cedar

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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