Inquisition

/ˌɪnkwɪsˈɪʃən/

/ˌɪnkwəˈzɪʃən/

Inquisition

a formal investigation or intense questioning, often conducted with harsh methods

a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

Examples

1. The inquisition had done its damage.

2. He sets up an inquisition.

3. is Dragon Age: Inquisition.

4. He saw the Inquisition not as an instrument of cruel terror but as a vehicle for necessary reform.