Definition of Inquisitors. Meaning of Inquisitors. Synonyms of Inquisitors

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Definition of Inquisitors

Inquisitor
Inquisitor In*quis"i*tor, n. [L.: cf. F. inquisiteur. See Inquire.] 1. An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions. [R.] ``Inquisitors are tatlers.' --Feltham. 2. (Law) One whose official duty it is to examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc. --Mozley & W. 3. (R.C.Ch.) A member of the Court of Inquisition.

Meaning of Inquisitors from wikipedia

- Literally, an inquisitor is one who "searches out" or "inquires" (Latin inquirere < quaerere, 'to s****'). In some cases, inquisitors sought out the social...
- inquisitor known for his cruelty and violence. Another example was the case of the province of Venice, which was handed to the Franciscan inquisitors...
- Bishop of Elvas. (in Spanish) Council of Inquisition: List of Grand Inquisitors Appendix 2 to Henry Charles Lea's A History of the Inquisition of Spain...
- a lawyer. However, many inquisitors did not followed these rules scrupulously, notably from the late 1300s: many inquisitors had theological not legal...
- "The Grand Inquisitor" (Russian: "Вели́кий инквизи́тор") is a story within a story (called a poem by its fictional author) contained within Fyodor Dostoevsky's...
- Look up inquisitor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An inquisitor was an official in an Inquisition led by the Roman Catholic Church. Inquisitor may also...
- established the State Inquisitors, a tribunal of three judges chosen from among its members to deal with threats to state security. The Inquisitors were given equal...
- heretics, which they were obliged to share with the inquisitors. After the Avignonet murders, inquisitors slightly changed their modus operandi. Instead of...
- High Inquisitor may refer to: Grand Inquisitor, the lead official of the Inquisition Hogwarts High Inquisitor, fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry...
- po****r works of Warhammer 40,000 tie-in fiction. The series follows the inquisitors Gregor Eisenhorn and Gideon Ravenor and their retinue as they hunt heretics...