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INQUISITION
INQUISITION
ScnMaster
a
court
appointed by the
Roman Catholic Church
about 1221 - 31 to discover and
suppress
heresy
(
religious
beliefs that the Church considered to be
false
) and to punish heretics (those who practiced
heresy
).
—
Intro
to
Scn
Ethics
Glossary (app. 14.7.90)