Definitions for inquisitor
ɪnˈkwɪz ɪ tərin·quisi·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inquisitor, interrogatornoun

   a questioner who is excessively harsh

2. Inquisitornoun

   an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. inquisitornoun

   A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.

2. inquisitornoun

   An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inquisitornoun

   Etymology: inquisitor, Latin; inquisiteur, French.

   1. One who examines judicially.

   In these particulars I have played myself the inquisitor, and find nothing contrary to religion or manners, but rather medicinable. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   Minos, the strict inquisitor, appears,
   And lives and crimes with his assessors hears. Dryden.

   2. An officer in the popish courts of inquisition.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inquisitor

   An inquisitor was an official (usually with judicial or investigative functions) in an inquisition – an organization or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things contrary to the doctrine or teachings of the Catholic faith. Literally, an inquisitor is one who "searches out" or "inquires" (Latin inquirere < quaerere, 'to seek'). Inquisitors sought out the social networks that people used to spread heresy. There were accounts where the Inquisition could not tell who was a heretic or devout, and they were killed anyway. One of these accounts was Arnaud Amalric at the storming of Béziers. The abbot was recorded as saying “Kill them. For God knows who are his.” This brought up concern about the role the Inquisition was playing and whether or not it was a truly righteous cause. The role of the Inquisitor was further questioned by "The Grand Inquisitor", a chapter by author Dostoyevsky in his novel, "The Brothers Karamazov." In this prose chapter, Christ came back to earth and was imprisoned by the Grand Inquisitor. The Grand Inquisitor argued that Christ could not be free because his work would directly oppose the church, because free will was a burden to humanity. Dostoyevsky ends the chapter by saying that the Roman Empire secretly followed the work of Satan instead of Christ, due to Satan allowing the best form of order for Humankind. In this story, the Roman Empire used religion as a way to control the average population. This made the Inquisition out to be a war on ideology and free will, as opposed to a suppression of heresy.

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1. inquisitor

   An inquisitor is a person who conducts rigorous and harsh investigations or questioning, often in the context of religious or judicial inquiries. This person may be an official who is appointed to inquire into or examine matters closely, especially to discover the truth. They can be involved in close examinations and investigations that can sometimes involve harsh questioning or intensive scrutiny.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inquisitornoun

   an inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions

2. Inquisitornoun

   one whose official duty it is to examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc

3. Inquisitornoun

   a member of the Court of Inquisition

4. Etymology: [L.: cf. F. inquisiteur. See Inquire.]

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1. Inquisitor

   An inquisitor was an official in an Inquisition; an organisation or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things contrary to the doctrine or teachings of the Catholic faith. Literally, an inquisitor is one who "searches out" or "inquires". Inquisitors were agents of the Medieval Inquisition established by the Roman Catholic Church, and of the subsequent Spanish Inquisition, Portuguese Inquisition and Roman Inquisition. The chief inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition was the Grand Inquisitor, though the Roman Inquisition had a Secretary-General who was sometimes styled with the same title.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inquisitor in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inquisitor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of inquisitor in a Sentence

1. Alfred Whitney:

   Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas. The source of better ideas is wisdom. The surest path to wisdom is a liberal education.

2. A. Whitney Griswold:

   Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.

3. Frank Clark:

   There is nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitor

4. Umberto Eco:

   There is only one thing that arouses animals more than pleasure, and that is pain. Under torture you are as if under the dominion of those grasses that produce visions. Everything you have heard told, everything you have read returns to your mind, as if you were being transported, not toward heaven, but toward hell. Under torture you say not only what the inquisitor wants, but also what you imagine might please him, because a bond (this, truly, diabolical) is established between you and him.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inquisitor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inquisitor
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=inquisitor
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisitor
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inquisitor
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=inquisitor