Both Uses of
inquisition
in
Atlas Shrugged
- He left, because the lord of the Inquisition did not approve of his manner of thinking and suggested, at a court banquet, that he change it.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- Sebastian d'Anconia threw the contents of his wine glass at the face of the lord of the Inquisition, and escaped before he could be seized.†
Chpt 1.5
Definition:
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(inquisition) common noun: questioning or investigation -- often implying harsh questioning
or:
proper noun: a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (or their investigations) created to discover and suppress heresy