HyperDic: roman_inquisition

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

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