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Roman Inquisition

DEFINITIONS OF: Roman Inquisition

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n an inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number of Protestants

“it was the Roman Inquisition that put Galileo on trial”
Synonyms:
Congregation of the Inquisition
Example of:
Inquisition
a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
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