"inquisition" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃən/ Audio: en-us-inquisition.ogg [US] Forms: inquisitions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪʃən Etymology: From Old French inquisicion, from Latin inquisitio, from inquirere. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|inquisicion}} Old French inquisicion, {{uder|en|la|inquisitio}} Latin inquisitio, {{m|la|inquirere}} inquirere Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inquisition (countable and uncountable, plural inquisitions)
  1. An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter): разследване (razsledvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-inquisition-en-noun-aZ6JW-eW Disambiguation of 'inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter': 88 2 3 7
  2. An inquest. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-inquisition-en-noun-9MISFjmC
  3. A questioning. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (questioning): разпит (razpit) [masculine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-inquisition-en-noun-2XaHiIJN Disambiguation of 'questioning': 4 1 90 5
  4. The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-inquisition-en-noun-o4cLeH9z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 1 6 61 7 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 2 11 49 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: inquisition post mortem, literary inquisition

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃən/ Audio: en-us-inquisition.ogg [US] Forms: inquisitions [present, singular, third-person], inquisitioning [participle, present], inquisitioned [participle, past], inquisitioned [past]
Rhymes: -ɪʃən Etymology: From Old French inquisicion, from Latin inquisitio, from inquirere. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|inquisicion}} Old French inquisicion, {{uder|en|la|inquisitio}} Latin inquisitio, {{m|la|inquirere}} inquirere Head templates: {{en-verb}} inquisition (third-person singular simple present inquisitions, present participle inquisitioning, simple past and past participle inquisitioned)
  1. (obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-inquisition-en-verb-e48iUKFC

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɛ̃.ki.zi.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-inquisition.wav Forms: inquisitions [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French inquisicion, itself borrowed from Latin inquisitiōnem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|inquisicion|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French inquisicion, {{inh+|fr|fro|inquisicion}} Inherited from Old French inquisicion, {{der|fr|la|inquisitio|inquisitiōnem}} Latin inquisitiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} inquisition f (plural inquisitions)
  1. inquisition Tags: feminine Related terms: inquisiteur, inquisitif
    Sense id: en-inquisition-fr-noun-I1KST5xg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "French terms with audio links"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inquisition"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inquisition",
          "inquisition#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̃.ki.zi.sjɔ̃/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-inquisition.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-inquisition.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-inquisition.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-inquisition.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-inquisition.wav.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inquisition"
}

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