tomas de torquemada

1. 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)

   SynonymsTorquemada

   BroaderGrand Inquisitor

Questions about tomas de torquemada

What does tomas de torquemada mean?

tomas de torquemada means "the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498)".

What is another word for tomas de torquemada?

Close synonyms include Torquemada. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tomas de torquemada a common word?

tomas de torquemada is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.