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