Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation.
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest.
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry..
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) A court or tribunal for the examination and punishment of heretics, fully established by Pope Gregory IX. in 1235. Its operations were chiefly confined to Spain, Portugal, and their dependencies, and a part of Italy..
Inquisition :: Inquisition (v. t.) To make inquisistion concerning; to inquire into.
Inquisitional :: Inquisitional (a.) Relating to inquiry or inquisition; inquisitorial; also, of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Inquisition..
Inquisitiveness :: Inquisitiveness (n.) The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity..
Inquisitor :: Inquisitor (n.) An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions.
Inquisitor :: Inquisitor (n.) One whose official duty it is to examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc..
Inquisitor :: Inquisitor (n.) A member of the Court of Inquisition.
Inquisitorial :: Inquisitorial (a.) Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry; searching; as, inquisitorial power..
Inquisitorial :: Inquisitorial (a.) Pertaining to the Court of Inquisition or resembling its practices.