HyperDic: congregation_of_the_inquisition

English > 1 sense of the expression Congregation of the Inquisition:
NOUNgroupCongregation of the Inquisition, Roman Inquisitionan inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number of Protestants
English > Congregation of the Inquisition: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningAn inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number of Protestants.
SynonymRoman Inquisition
Instance ofInquisitionA former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy / heresy

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