Torquemadan

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/tɔɹkəˈmɑːdən/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Tomás de Torquemada (1420–1498), prominent leader of the Spanish Inquisition.

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Meanings

adjectiveTorquemadan (comparative more Torquemadan, superlative most Torquemadan)

comparative more Torquemadan · superlative most Torquemadan

  1. Of or pertaining to Tomás de Torquemada (1420–1498), prominent leader of the Spanish Inquisition.

    For the crime of asserting their rights, for daring to question the status quo, they find themselves subjected to days of almost Torquemadan torture.

    2004, Keith Perry, The Kingfish in fiction: Huey P. Long and the modern American novel, page 50

Origin

From Torquemada + -an.

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APA

Torquemadan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torquemadan

MLA

“Torquemadan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torquemadan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Torquemadan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torquemadan.

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