All 3 Uses
inquisition
in
1984, by Orwell
(Edited)
- In the Middle Ages there was the Inquisition.
p. 253.7inquisition = an investigation to discover and suppress heresy against the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church
- Because the Inquisition killed its enemies in the open, and killed them while they were still unrepentant: in fact, it killed them because they were unrepentant.
p. 253.8
- The Russians persecuted heresy more cruelly than the Inquisition had done.
p. 254.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(inquisition) intense or harsh questioning or investigation; more specifically, a church court (especially in Roman Catholic history) set up to find and punish heresyHistorically, the Inquisition (capitalized as a proper noun) refers to Roman Catholic Church courts that investigated and punished people accused of heresy, especially during the Spanish Inquisition. It is remembered for harsh questioning, torture, and severe punishments.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)