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inquisition

in·qui·si·tion

inquisition · inquisitions

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Auseinandersetzung, Untersuchung, Abhandlung

An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matterAn inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.

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/ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃən/

» Cancel culture has become today's Inquisition.

Культура отмены стала современной инквизицией.

Значение

значений: 5

(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.
An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.
(исчисляемое, иногда, неисчисляемое)Such an investigation that is asserted to be persecutory by its adversaries.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)An inquest.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A questioning.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.

Ещё определения

a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

Примеры

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Cancel culture has become today's Inquisition.
Культура отмены стала современной инквизицией.
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During the Inquisition, Mary would have been burned at the stake.
Во времена инквизиции Мэри сожгли бы на костре.
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Why the inquisition?
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Marx bears no responsibility for the crimes of communist regimes, just as Christ bears none for the cruelties of the Inquisition.
Маркс не несёт ответственности за преступления коммунистических режимов, также как и Христос за жестокости инквизиции.
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The Holy Inquisition started with Pope Lucius III.
deDie Heilige Inquisition begann unter Papst Lucius III.
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Происхождение

From Old French inquisicion, from Latin inquisitio, from inquirere. The sense implying per

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.

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