INQUISITION

Inquisition

The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the judicial system of the Roman Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy. It started in 12th-century France to combat the spread of religious sectarianism, in particular the Cathars and the Waldensians. This Medieval Inquisition persisted into the 14th century, from the 1250s associated with the Dominican Order. In the early 14th century, two other movements attracted the attention of the Inquisition, the Knights Templar and the Beguines.

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inquisition

Noun

  1. an investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter
  2. an inquest
  3. a questioning
  4. The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.

Verb

  1. To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.


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