inquisition

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.
2. (countable, sometimes, uncountable) An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.
3. (countable, uncountable) An inquest.
4. (countable, uncountable) A questioning.
5. (countable, uncountable) The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.

Verb

To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.

Synonyms

investigation

inquest

inquiry

examination

exam

mark

penitentiary

question

❓

quiz

survey

test

trial

Inquisition

oyer

observation

research

cross examination

official inquiry

hearing

interrogative

interrogatory

interview

Translations

inquisition

inquisizione

inquisición

ανάκριση

εξέταση

investigación

inquisició

Inquisition

inquisitie

Untersuchung

inquisição

investigation

محاكم التفتيش

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃən/

Etymology

From Old French inquisicion, from Latin inquisitio, from inquirere. The sense implying persecution is influenced by the name of the Spanish Inquisition, which is a cardinal exemplar of government inquisitions that give inquisitions a bad name.