inquisition

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪʃən Hyphenation: in‧qui‧si‧tion === Noun === inquisition (countable and uncountable, plural inquisitions) An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter. Synonym: disquisition (sometimes) Such an investigation that is asserted to be persecutory by its adversaries. An inquest. A questioning. The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === inquisition (third-person singular simple present inquisitions, present participle inquisitioning, simple past and past participle inquisitioned) (obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French inquisicion, itself borrowed from Latin inquisitiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.ki.zi.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === inquisition f (plural inquisitions) inquisition ==== Related terms ==== inquisiteur inquisitif === Further reading === “inquisition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012