Grand Inquisitor
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- noun
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Gran Inquisidor
- As Grand Inquisitor, he was responsible for overseeing the operations of the Inquisition throughout Portugal.
Derzinski had been, He was the Grand Inquisitor.
- Derzinski had been, He was the Grand Inquisitor.
- And so the Grand Inquisitor tells him, I have a secret to tell you.
- What I want to focus is on here is that the Grand Inquisitor tells Christ, we corrected your deed.
- So this is the Grand Inquisitor's complaint and and case.
Examples
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In 15th-century Spain, the Grand Inquisitor had the authority to investigate and prosecute heresy.
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And you know, the Grand Inquisitor says you really made a mistake here.
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So this is the Grand Inquisitor's complaint and and case.
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- I tried to warn you, Grand Inquisitor.
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The trial was presided over by the Grand Inquisitor, who was known for his strict enforcement of religious laws.
Synonyms
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A church official who investigates and punishes people for wrong religious beliefs
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound title is directly compositional: 'grand' conveys high rank or importance and 'inquisitor' denotes an investigator/punisher. A B1 learner who knows both constituents will infer it means the chief/high‑ranking inquisitor; the specific Star Wars duties (hunting Jedi) are world-specific but do not obscure the basic, predictable title meaning.
Etymology
Grand Inquisitor was the title for the chief officer of the Inquisition. Imagine a powerful official who asked harsh questions and punished people for wrong beliefs, so the name means the 'top official' who ran those trials.