inquisition
Definitions
Noun
- A former tribunal of the roman catholic church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
- A severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "inquisition".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | information | 4 | 269 |
| 2 | imagination | 5 | 65 |
| 3 | integration | 4 | 48 |
| 4 | civilization | 5 | 42 |
| 5 | institution | 4 | 41 |
| 6 | instruction | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | illustration | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | intervention | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | intersection | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | installation | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | implication | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | illumination | 5 | 9 |
| 13 | indignation | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | inclination | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | inscription | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | incarnation | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | incubation | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | infatuation | 5 | 4 |
| 19 | dispensation | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | aristotelian | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | importation | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | imputation | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | incantation | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | indigestion | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | infestation | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | imperfection | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | inflammation | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | instigation | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | disconnection | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | disinflation | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | incineration | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | indentation | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | integrelin | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | interception | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | interdiction | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | interjection | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | liquefaction | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | ministration | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | misperception | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | philadelphian | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | philodendron | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | pigmentation | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | vilification | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "inquisition".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | question | 2 | 257 |
| 2 | institution | 4 | 41 |
| 3 | intuition | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | acquisition | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | liquidation | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | initiation | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | inhibition | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | ignition | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | acquisitions | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | requisitioned | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | inquisitor | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | requisition | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | inquisitive | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | infusion | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | instigation | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | inquisitors | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | acquisition's | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | winquist | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | linquist | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | incision | 3 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "inquisition".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 43
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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