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INQUISITION (4)
INQUISITION (4)
ScnMaster
a
court
appointed by the
Roman Catholic Church
about 1221 - 1231 to discover and
suppress
heresy
(
religious
beliefs that the church considered to be
false
) and to punish heretics (those who practiced
heresy
).
—
Clearing
Congress
No. 1NThe
Fact
of
Clearing
Approved Glossary