Meaning | director of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain and Portugal). |
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Instances | Jimenez de Cisneros, Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros | prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517) |
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Torquemada, Tomas de Torquemada | The Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches / witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498) |
Region | Portugal, Portuguese Republic | A republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula |
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Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana | A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula |
Broader | Inquisitor | An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition |
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Spanish | gran inquisidor, inquisidor general |
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Catalan | gran inquisidor, inquisidor general, Inquisidor general |
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