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inquisitor - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
from The Century Dictionary.
noun inquisitors of the Holy Office or Inquisition.noun
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun rare An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions.noun (Law) One whose official duty it is to examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc.noun (R.C.Ch.) A member of the Court of Inquisition.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun inquires , especially searchingly or ruthlessly .noun ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun noun
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English inquisitour , from Latin inquīsītor , from inquīsītus , past participle of inquīrere , to inquire into; see inquire.]
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Examples
But in the light of such deafening coolness, the inner inquisitor is easily drowned out.
Kevin's Review: Iron Man - Raising The Bar, Big Time « FirstShowing.net 2008
if the word inquisitor had been invented he could have worn it like an old coat settling into the dark corners of its meaning with comfort.
Archive 2007-01-01 Geraldine Moorkens Byrne 2007
if the word inquisitor had been invented he could have worn it like an old coat settling into the dark corners of its meaning with comfort.
At Cluain Moccu Nois Geraldine Moorkens Byrne 2007
And then – if, that is, my inquisitor had not gathered up her children and fled my toxic presence – I would provide her with the following list:
The World According To Mom | Her Bad Mother 2009
Maimon explained to the representative he was already a rabbi and then, assuming his inquisitor was a man of enlightenment like Mendelssohn, chattered on about some of his more radical interpretations of the Talmud.
Emancipation Michael Goldfarb 2009
And then - if, that is, my inquisitor had not gathered up her children and fled my toxic presence - I would provide her with the following list:
The World According To Mom 2009
And then - if, that is, my inquisitor had not gathered up her children and fled my toxic presence - I would provide her with the following list:
Archive 2009-03-29 2009
My inquisitor was a tall man in an ulster, with a green felt hat on his small head.
Mr. Standfast John Buchan 1907
The inquisitor was my old friend, comrade, and hero Steve Lafreniere, so it was a lot of fun.
DC's 2010
And her inquisitor was the so-called 'Birther Bishop', Anabaptist minister Ron McCrae, who is deeply opposed to Obama, and - say critics - cynically set out to trap her.
Home | Mail Online 2009
dailyword commented on the word inquisitor
Brother William was this once in "The Name Of The Rose."
July 1, 2012