Inquisition
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See also: inquisition
English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Inquisition
- (historical) A tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.
- (by extension) A harsh or rigorous interrogation that violates one’s rights.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
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harsh or rigorous interrogation
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German
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]Inquisition f (genitive Inquisition, plural Inquisitionen)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Inquisition [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Inquisition | die | Inquisitionen |
genitive | einer | der | Inquisition | der | Inquisitionen |
dative | einer | der | Inquisition | den | Inquisitionen |
accusative | eine | die | Inquisition | die | Inquisitionen |
Further reading
[edit]- “Inquisition” in Duden online
- “Inquisition” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache