inquisition

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• /ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃən/
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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.

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مَحَاكِمُ التَّفْتِيش (maḥākimu t-taftīš) — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Chinese Mandarin: 宗教裁判所 (zōngjiào cáipànsuǒ) — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Chinese Mandarin: 異端裁判所 /异端裁判所 (yìduān cáipànsuǒ) — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Czech: inkvizice — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Finnish: inkvisitio — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• French: Inquisition — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• German: Inquisition — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• German: Glaubensgericht — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• German: Ketzergericht — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Greek: Ιερά Εξέταση (Ierá Exétasi) — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Hungarian: inkvizíció — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Japanese: 異端審問 (itanshinmon) — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Korean: 이단심문 (idansimmun) — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Latin: Inquisitio — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Malay: Pasitan — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Persian: انکیزیسیون (ankizision) — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Persian: تفتیش عقاید (taftiš-e 'aqâyed) — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Polish: inkwizycja — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Portuguese: Inquisição — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Russian: инквизи́ция (inkvizícija) — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Spanish: Inquisición — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Swedish: inkvisition — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Turkish: engizisyon — tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Finnish: inkvisitio — harsh or rigorous interrogation
• Polish: inkwizycja — harsh or rigorous interrogation
• Russian: инквизи́ция (inkvizícija) — harsh or rigorous interrogation
• Bulgarian: разследване (razsledvane) — inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter
• Esperanto: enketo — inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter
• Esperanto: inkvizicio — inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter
• Finnish: inkvisitio — inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter
• Spanish: inquisición — inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter
• Turkish: engizisyon — inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter
• Bulgarian: разпит (razpit) — questioning