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inquisition
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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inquisition inquiry, investigation; judicial inquiry XIV; (R.C.Ch.) ecclesiastical tribunal (the Holy Office) XVI. — (O)F. — L.
inquīsītiō,
-ōn- (legal) examination, f.
inquīsīt-, pp. stem of
inquīrere INQUIRE; see
-ITION.
So
inquisitive XIV. — OF. — late L.
inquisitor XVI.
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The Spanish Inquisition.
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 8/14/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...sixteenth century, so did the Inquisition. In the late sixteenth century...left to root out and the Inquisition quieted down once again...then, there were different Inquisitions at different times. In response...those who claim that the Inquisition stifled literature and culture...
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The Spanish Inquisition: A History
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; The Spanish Inquisition: A History. By Joseph Prez. Translated...turned his attention to the Spanish Inquisition. His objective is to "set the record straight on the form taken by the Inquisition in Spain" (Preface) by evaluating...
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The Spanish inquisition: Simon Lemieux examines the hard facts about the Inquisition and counters the common caricature. (Talking Points).
Magazine article from: History Review; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...aims to place the Spanish Inquisition in its correct historical...which one can view the Inquisition. Origins and Aims The concept of inquisitions to root out religious...creation of a Spanish inquisition. Such a body had previously...
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VATICAN OPENS INQUISITION ARCHIVES
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/19/1998; 700+ words
; ...the Roman Catholic tribunals of the Inquisition. Clearer picture With its call for...of its central archives on the Roman Inquisition to give scholars a clearer picture of...body of revisionist thinking that the Inquisition wasn't so bad after all. The Inquisition...
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Helen Rawlings. The Spanish Inquisition.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Teaching History: A Journal of Methods; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; Helen Rawlings. The Spanish Inquisition. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing...interest reader, The Spanish Inquisition is written almost in textbook...understanding of the structure of the Inquisition as an institution; when and where...
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HISTORY THE SPANISH INQUISITION WAS EVEN MORE VICIOUS THAN WE THOUGHT, SAYS MALCOLM GASKILL
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 7/8/2007; ; 700+ words
; Inquisition: The Reign of Fear BY...death almost 2,000. The Inquisition's set-piece was the...Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions tried 200,000 people...imagining its enemies, the Inquisition had succeeded in creating...
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IN THE NAME OF THE INQUISITION: THE PORTUGUESE INQUISITION AND DELEGATED AUTHORITY IN COLONIAL PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL*
Magazine article from: The Americas; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; When the Portuguese Inquisition officially began in the year 1536...required the expansion of the Inquisition overseas. To that end, in 1551...of the colonial population, the Inquisition initially chose to rely on infrequent...
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Torturers for cash and kicks ; Inquisition: the reign of fear By Toby Green
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/6/2007; ; 700+ words
; Founded in 1478, the Spanish Inquisition was for 300 years the most notorious...world. There had been a Papal Inquisition since the end of the 12th century...fifth column, which was why the Inquisition initially targeted the conversos...
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Details of Roman Inquisition coming into focus In reflective mood for millennium, Vatican lets historians review purges
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 4/26/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...beliefs by the Catholic tribunals of the Inquisition. With its call for an "examination...of its central archives on the Roman Inquisition to give scholars a clearer picture of...body of revisionist thinking that the Inquisition wasn't so bad after all. The Inquisition...
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Vatican: Inquisition Not So Widespread
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Roger Etchegaray flips through "The Inquisition" book, presented at the Vatican...the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese Inquisition were not as frequent as it has been...heretics by church tribunals during the Inquisition was not as widespread as commonly believed...
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Inquisition, Spanish
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
INQUISITION, SPANISH INQUISITION, SPANISH. Since its inception the Spanish Inquisition has been controversial. In 1478 Ferdinand of Arag ó n (ruled 1471 – 1504) and Isabella of Castile (ruled 1474 – 1504) requested...
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Inquisition
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...France, and the modern Inquisition, reestablished in...The first two modern Inquisitions were established in...local tribunals of the Inquisition: Naples and Venice...PROCEDURE The modern Inquisitions generally followed...developed by the medieval Inquisition, compiled in 1376...
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Religion in Europe: Catholicism: The Inquisition
Book article from: American Eras
...October 1480 the inquisition was at work. Many...to control the Inquisition. In 1482 he took...of joining the inquisitions of two Spanish...had fled, had inquisitions in place. The Inquisition was also present...
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Inquisition, Roman
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
INQUISITION, ROMAN INQUISITION, ROMAN. The Roman Inquisition was a penal and judicial institution brought into being by the Catholic Church in mid-sixteenth century Italy as a response to the Protestant challenge in that country. Prior to...
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Inquisition, the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Inquisition, the. An ecclesiastical tribunal concerned...III ordered that bishops should make inquisition (inquiry) for heresy in their dioceses...authorities for punishment. This episcopal inquisition proved ineffective, and in order to...
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