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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INQUISITOR-GENERAL

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preposition
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Inquisitor-General is a noun.
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WHAT DOES INQUISITOR-GENERAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Inquisitor-General in the English dictionary

The definition of Inquisitor-General in the dictionary is the head of the Spanish court of Inquisition.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INQUISITOR-GENERAL

Inquisitors-General
inquisitress
inquisiturient
inquorate
INRI
inro
inroad
inroads
inrun
inrush
inrushing
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WORDS THAT END LIKE INQUISITOR-GENERAL

agent-general
attorney general
Auditor General
brigadier general
consulate general
director general
director-general
federal
four-star general
funeral
general
governor general
Governor-General
in general
inspector general
judge advocate general
lieutenant general
major general
mineral
secretary-general
surgeon general

Synonyms and antonyms of Inquisitor-General in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Inquisitor-General» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

打破砂锅秘书长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Inquisidor General
570 millions of speakers

English

Inquisitor-General
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जिज्ञासा दिखानेवाला जनरल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحقق العام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Генеральный Инквизитор -
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Inquisidor - Geral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইনকুইজিটর জেনারেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Inquisiteur général
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketua Inkuiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Inquisitor General
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

インクイジター総長
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재판관 총장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inquisitor-General
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Inquisitor Tổng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இன்க்விஸ்டர் ஜெனரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अन्वेषक-सामान्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sorgulayıcı-Genel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Inquisitore generale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Inkwizytor Generalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Генеральний Інквізітор-
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Inchizitor General
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Inquisitor - Γενική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Inquisitor -generaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Inquisitor general
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Inquisitor generalsekretær
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Inquisitor-General

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INQUISITOR-GENERAL»

The term «Inquisitor-General» is used very little and occupies the 181.039 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INQUISITOR-GENERAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Inquisitor-General

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INQUISITOR-GENERAL»

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The History of the Inquisition of Spain, from the Time of ...
Twenty-fifth inquisitor- general. Don Diego Sarmiento de Valladares, twenty-six years. Burnt, 1248. Effigies, 416. Penances, 4992. Total, 6656. Twenty-sixth inquisitor-general. Don Juan Thomas Rocaberti, Archbishop of Valencia, five years.
Juan Antonio Llorente, 1826
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A Renaissance of Conflicts: Visions and Revisions of Law and ...
How. to. Harass. an. Inquisitor-General: The. Polyphonic. Law. of. Friar. Francisco . Ortiz. Lu. Ann. Homza. On 6 April 1529, Francisco Orttz, OFM, climbed into the pulpit of San Juan de los Reyes in Toledo and delivered so inflammatory a ...
John A. Marino, Thomas Kuehn, 2004
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The history of the Inquisition of Spain ... to the reign of ...
Twenty-fifth inquisitor-general. Don Diego Sarmiento de Valladares, twenty-six years. Burnt, 1248. Effigies, 416. Penances, 4992. Total, 6656. Twenty -sixth inquisitor-general. Don Juan Thomas Rocaberti, Archbishop of Valencia, five years.
Juan Antonio Llorente, 1826
4
Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts: In the Years ...
Reports of the Inquisitor of Barcelona, and other papers, relating to the republic of Andorra, June, 1574. Some of them in the dialect of tJie province, f. 1 ; — Six reports of Gaspar [de Quiroga], Bishop of Cuenca, Inquisitor General ; 8 March- 4  ...
British Museum (London), 1868
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Visions: The Remembering
Father Guilmage that the Inquisitor General would be coming to meet with him for dinner at sunset. Father Guilmage had some of the village women prepare a simple, but delicious meal for himself and the Inquisitor General. Right at sunset ...
Dennis Hart, 2001
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British ...
Reports of the Inquisitor of Barcelona, and other papers, relating to the republic of Andorra, June, 1574. Some of them in the dialect of the province. f. 1 ; — Six reports of Gaspar [de Quiroga], Bishop of Cuenca, Inquisitor General ; 8 March-4  ...
British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts, 1868
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Venetian Fortune-teller
The inquisitor general told the soldiers to stop the torture. He went closer and brought his ears closer to the bishop's mouth. The bishop mumbled a few more words. The inquisitor general went closer; his ear was now at the mouth of the bishop ...
Hamid Hekmatian, 2009
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The Spanish Inquisition, 1478-1614
Document 9 Letter from Friar Francisco Ortiz to Inquisitor- General Alonso Manrique, April 9, 1529, Composed inside the Toledo Tribunal of the Inquisition1 [A Franciscan friar, Francisco Ortiz had friends in high places and a successful ...
Lu Ann Homza
9
History of the Inquisition, from its establishment to the ...
De Lara, Inquisitor General of Spain, 101. De Leon, Inquisitor General of Spain, 190. Dellon, M. imprisoned at Goa, 246 — his narrative read by the inquisitor at Goa, 415. Demons, invocation of, punished by the Inquisition, 31. Denunciation to ...
Charles H. Davie, 1850
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The Marrano Factory: The Portuguese Inquisition and Its New ...
The liaison between the Inquisition, the king and the pope was the Inquisitor General. Except for rare contacts with this august intermediary, the three Inquisitorial fortresses lowered inaccessible, secluded and inviolable. The Inquisitor General ...
António José Saraiva, Herman Prins Salomon, Isaac S. D.. Sassoon, 2001

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INQUISITOR-GENERAL»

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PMQs: Our witchfinder-general, aka Ed Miliband, wants to burn …
“We cannot have doubt and confusion,” said the inquisitor-general. These people are “climate change deniers”. The Prime Minister knew better ... «The Independent, Feb 14»
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Inquiring Minds Wanted to Know—or Else
... west—until 22 distinct tribunals reported to a central body in Madrid composed of an Inquisitor-General and a small committee of assistants, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 12»
3
Stars and Stripes reporter gets physical with combat fitness test
It was probably designed by the inquisitor-general to extract confessions from accused heretics. A drill sergeant who had demonstrated the ... «Stars and Stripes, Mar 11»
4
Holy Terrors
In 1451, Pope Nicholas appointed John inquisitor-general to root our the Bohemian Hussites. Two years later, when Constantinople was taken by the Turks, ... «America Magazine, May 07»

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