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• inquisitor general — inquisitor general, a chief official of the court of Inquisition: »Tomás de Torquemada was appointed inquisitor general in 1483 and directed the Inquisition in most Spanish lands for 15 years …   Useful english dictionary

• Inquisitor-General — /ɪnˌkwɪzətə ˈdʒɛnrəl/ (say in.kwizuhtuh jenruhl) noun (plural Inquisitors General) (during the Spanish Inquisition) the head of the court of Inquisition …  

• Inquisitor — n. 1 an official investigator. 2 hist. an officer of the Inquisition. Phrases and idioms: Grand Inquisitor the director of the court of Inquisition in some countries. Inquisitor General the head of the Spanish Inquisition. Etymology: F… …   Useful english dictionary

• inquisitor — n. 1 an official investigator. 2 hist. an officer of the Inquisition. Phrases and idioms: Grand Inquisitor the director of the court of Inquisition in some countries. Inquisitor General the head of the Spanish Inquisition. Etymology: F… …   Useful english dictionary

• Inquisitor (game) — Infobox Wargame title =Inquisitor subtitle = image link = image caption=Cover of the Inquisitor rulebook designer = Gavin Thorpe and others manufacturer = publisher = Games Workshop illustrator = years = players = 2+ ages = 12+ (though it is… …   Wikipedia

• Inquisitor — Der Papst und der Inquisitor. Historisierendes Gemälde von Jean Paul Laurens, 1882 Ein Inquisitor (lat. Aufspürer, Verfolger) war Leiter und Vorsitzender eines kirchlichen Verfahrens im Rahmen der Inquisition zum vorrangigen Ziel der Verfolgung… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Grand Inquisitor — This article is about the inquisitorial office. For the Fyodor Dostoyevsky story, see The Grand Inquisitor. Grand Inquisitor Inquisitor Generalis …   Wikipedia

• Grand Inquisitor — Tomas de Torquemada appointed first Inquisitor General by Ferdinand and Isabella, made Grand Inquisitor by Pope Innocent VIII …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• Inquisidor general — El inquisidor general o gran inquisidor (en latín: inquisitor Generalis) fue la máxima autoridad oficial de la Inquisición española. El más famoso fue probablemente el español Tomás de Torquemada, religioso dominico. Contenido 1 Lista de… …   Wikipedia Español

• INQUISITION — INQUISITION, special permanent tribunal of the medieval Catholic Church, established to investigate and combat heresy. The Early Institution Although the Inquisition was established by Pope gregory ix , it owed its name to the procedure… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism