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We've got jihadists. That doesn't mean that all Muslims are problems with respect to terrorism, but there is something going on here. We've got a problem dealing with one aspect of one portion of modern Islam - just as hundreds of years ago the world had a problem with Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition.
James Woolsey

Meaning of "Spanish Inquisition" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPANISH INQUISITION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPANISH INQUISITION

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Spanish Inquisition is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPANISH INQUISITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spanish Inquisition

Spanish Inquisition

The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition, was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms and to replace the Medieval Inquisition, which was under Papal control. It became the most substantive of the three different manifestations of the wider Christian Inquisition along with the Roman Inquisition and Portuguese Inquisition. The Inquisition was originally intended in large part to ensure the orthodoxy of those who converted from Judaism and Islam. This regulation of the faith of the newly converted was intensified after the royal decrees issued in 1492 and 1501 ordering Jews and Muslims to convert or leave. Various motives have been proposed for the monarchs' decision to found the Inquisition such as increasing political authority, weakening opposition, suppressing conversos, profiting from confiscation of the property of convicted heretics, reducing social tensions, and protecting the kingdom from the danger of a fifth column. The body was under the direct control of the Spanish monarchy.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Spanish Inquisition in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Spanish Inquisition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPANISH INQUISITION

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Translator English - Chinese

西班牙宗教裁判所
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Inquisición española
570 millions of speakers

English

Spanish Inquisition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पेनिश न्यायिक जांच
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

محاكم التفتيش الأسبانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Испанская инквизиция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Inquisição Espanhola
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্প্যানিশ সংশোধন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Inquisition espagnole
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Inquisition Sepanyol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spanische Inquisition
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スペイン異端審問所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스페인 심리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inquisition Spanish
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Tây Ban Nha Inquisition
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்பானிஷ் விசாரணை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पॅनिश अन्वेषण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İspanyol Engizisyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Inquisizione spagnola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Inkwizycja hiszpańska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Іспанська інквізиція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Spanish Inquisition
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ισπανική Ιερά Εξέταση
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Spaanse Inkwisisie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

spanska inkvisitionen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

spanske inkvisisjonen
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Spanish Inquisition

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James Woolsey
We've got jihadists. That doesn't mean that all Muslims are problems with respect to terrorism, but there is something going on here. We've got a problem dealing with one aspect of one portion of modern Islam - just as hundreds of years ago the world had a problem with Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPANISH INQUISITION»

Discover the use of Spanish Inquisition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Spanish Inquisition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Spanish Inquisition
Napoleon tried to abolish it in 1808, and failed. Joseph Perez tells the history of the Spanish Inquisition from its medieval beginnings to its nineteenth-century ending.
Joseph Pérez, 2006
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Daily Life During the Spanish Inquisition
An illuminating account of daily life during the three and a half centuries of the Spanish Inquisition and the lives of the persecuted minorities, as well as the wealthy and ordinary people of Spain.
James Maxwell Anderson, 2002
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The Spanish Inquisition
Documents, personal narratives, and prints illuminate the course, events, and results of the Spanish Inquisition The long series of events leading up to the establishment of the Inquisition and the following three and a half centuries of ...
Cecil Roth, 1964
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The Spanish Inquisition, 1478-1614
This collection of previously untranslated court documents, testimonials, and letters portrays the Inquisition in vivid detail, offering fresh perspectives on such topics as the Inquisition's persecution of Jews and Muslims, the role of ...
Lu Ann Homza
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The Origins of the Inquisition in Fifteenth Century Spain
This book has become essential reading and an indispensable reference book for both the interested layman and the scholar of history and religion.
Benzion Netanyahu, 2001
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The Spanish Inquisition
This book challenges the reputation of the Spanish Inquisition as an instrument of religious persecution, torture and repressionand looks at its wider role as an educative force in society.
Helen Rawlings, 2008
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The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision, Fourth Edition
In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen’s classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition, the author incorporates the latest research in multiple languages to offer a new—and thought-provoking—view of this fascinating period.
Henry Kamen, 2014
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Frontiers of Heresy: The Spanish Inquisition from the Basque ...
A significant reappraisal of the Spanish Inquisition, focusing on the lands beyond Castile.
E. William Monter, 2003
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God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World
""God's Jury" is a reminder, and we need to be constantly reminded, that the most dangerous people in the world are the righteous, and when they wield real power, look out.
Cullen Murphy, 2012
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Flesh Inferno: Atrocities of Torquemada and the Spanish ...
The sequel to "Caligula: Divine Carnage." Simon Whitechapel is also the author of "Kamp Kulture" (Creation, Aug '03)
Simon Whitechapel, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPANISH INQUISITION»

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Spanish village Castrillo Mota De Judios 'Camp Kill Jews' finally …
A tiny Spanish village has finally changed its name from Castrillo Matajudios, .... Today, the legacy of the Spanish Inquisition lives on in the country with the ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Spain welcomes back Jews after 500-year exile
More than five centuries after Jews were banished from the kingdom of Spain during the Spanish Inquisition, lawmakers on Thursday righted an "historical ... «The Local.es, Jun 15»
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Monty Python cameraman arrested for lampooning politicians
... Monty Python cameraman John Wellard, 71, told the uniformed officers who marched into his home on Friday night: 'I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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The Crusades, the Inquisition, and Protestants
The Spanish inquisition was set up specifically to put a stop to the ... but I'm trying to think of Inquisition-like punishments for heresy carried out by Lutherans. «Patheos, Feb 15»
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Obama's Drones are far Deadlier than the Spanish Inquisition
Who's the real dunce after Obama's Prayer Breakfast comments on history? (Goya, The Inquisition Tribunal, 1819; Wikimedia Commons, PD-Old-100). «Patheos, Feb 15»
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Obama's Drones Have Killed More Than the Spanish Inquisition
In fact the book's editor, Professor Agostino Borromeo, claims that in Spain only 1.8% of those investigated by the notorious Spanish Inquisition were killed. «PJ Media, Feb 15»
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Obama draws ire for comparing Isil to Spanish Inquisition and Ku …
President Barack Obama has been condemned by Christian groups and Republican politicians after he drew historical parallels between Islamic radicalism ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
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After 522 Years, Spain Seeks To Make Amends For Expulsion Of Jews
Some 300,000 Jews — up to a quarter of the Spanish population — had to convert to Catholicism or flee Spain, or were killed in the Spanish Inquisition. «NPR, Dec 14»
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See a Clip From Monty Pyth—'Nobody Expects the Spanish
... Monty Python is beginning to roll out clips of sketches from its farewell run at London's O2 this year, and first up is the group's classic "Spanish Inquisition" bit, ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 14»
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The Spanish Inquisition - Where did it go wrong for Spain?
The Spanish football empire has fallen. After six years holding power, the kings of the ball have lost the throne with a strong feeling of incredulity and ... «Proven Quality, Jun 14»

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