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Congregation of the Inquisition   /kˌɑŋgrəgˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪnkwəzˈɪʃən/   Listen
Congregation of the Inquisition

noun
1.
An inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number of Protestants.  Synonym: Roman Inquisition.






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"Congregation of the inquisition" Quotes from Famous Books



... continue where I was till further notice. I arrived at Douay early in May, and continued there till the beginning of July, when the rector received a second letter from the general, acquainting him that he had been commanded by the congregation of the Inquisition, to order me, wherever I was, back into Italy; to promise me, in their name, full pardon and forgiveness if I obeyed, but if I did not obey, to treat me as an apostate. He added, that the same order had been transmitted, soon ...
— Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal • Sarah J Richardson



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