TORQUEMADA

Pronunciation (US):

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• TORQUEMADA (noun)
  The noun 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: TORQUEMADA used as a noun is very rare.

• 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))