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Synonyms for inquisitor

one who conducts an official inquiry, usually with no regard for human rights

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Synonyms for inquisitor

a questioner who is excessively harsh

an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition

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insense, qui crois que je ne suis pas toi!" If we were to borrow Hugo's famous line and attribute it to the figure of the Grand Inquisitor, we would have Caroline Julliot's book in radically distilled form.
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