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Persecute vs Inquisition - What's the difference?

persecute | inquisition |

As a verb persecute

is .

As a proper noun inquisition is

(historical) a tribunal of the roman catholic church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.

persecute

English

Verb

(persecut)
  • To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death for one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.
    • "Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." – Matt. 5:44.
  • To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.

    • Synonyms

    * oppress, harass, distress, worry, annoy

    Related terms

    * prosecute * sequel

    References

    (Webster 1913) ----

    inquisition

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter
  • * Latimer
    • as I could learn through earnest inquisition
  • * Shakespeare
    • Let not search and inquisition quail / To bring again these foolish runaways.
  • an inquest
  • a questioning
  • The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
  • * Blackstone
    • The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make inquisition concerning them by a jury of the county.
    (Bouvier)

    Derived terms

    * inquisition post mortem

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.
    • (Milton)
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