NOUN
- the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498)
How To Use Torquemada In A Sentence
- The terrible Torquemada dwelt for years in Valladolid and must there have excogitated some of the methods of the Holy Office in dealing with heresy. Familiar Spanish Travels
- Torquemada was the inquisitor general for the Spanish Inquisition
- Torquemada, on hearing that the prisoner's gold coin corresponded with those others which had been in the possession of the murdered man, thought it deplorable. South Wind
- He took up in statecraft the role of a political Torquemada. Woodrow Wilson and the Doctrine of Sovereignty
- Were he a member of the board, would he have denounced the rabbi as Torquemada redivivus?
- Good – Conscience; he is an austere, unearthly friend, whom maybe Torquemada knew; and the folds of his raiment are not merely claustral, but have something of the horror of the pall. Lay Morals
- If I were dragooned tomorrow into teaching Western civ, I would raise my hand for the second semester, from Torquemada to Hitler.
- Not even Torquemada would have entertained some of the tortures that they want visited on offending players and other fans who "misbehave". Think Diouf is vile? Listen to the fans | Kevin McKenna
- Mrs. Todd Palin though, is the re-incarnation of Tomas de Torquemada …. McCain Fights for the Right to Remix on YouTube - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
