Inquisition(n.) The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation.
Inquisition(n.) Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest.
Inquisition(n.) The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
Inquisition(n.) A court or tribunal for the examination and punishment of heretics, fully established by Pope Gregory IX. in 1235. Its operations were chiefly confined to Spain, Portugal, and their dependencies, and a part of Italy.
Inquisition(v. t.) To make inquisistion concerning; to inquire into.
Inquisitional(a.) Relating to inquiry or inquisition; inquisitorial; also, of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Inquisition.
Inquisitive(a.) Disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer.
Inquisitive(a.) Given to examination, investigation, or research; searching; curious.
Inquisitive(n.) A person who is inquisitive; one curious in research.
Inquisitively(adv.) In an inquisitive manner.
Inquisitiveness(n.) The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity.
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