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TOMAS DE TORQUEMADA

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Overview

TOMAS DE TORQUEMADA (noun)
  The noun TOMAS DE TORQUEMADA has 1 sense:

1. the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498)play

  Familiarity information: TOMAS DE TORQUEMADA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


TOMAS DE TORQUEMADA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Tomas de Torquemada; Torquemada

Instance hypernyms:

Grand Inquisitor (director of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain and Portugal))


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