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literary inquisition

literary inquisition noun: the persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings as practiced in imperial China.

Noun

literary inquisition (plural literary inquisitions)

  1. (historical) The persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings as practiced in imperial China.

Forms of literary inquisition

pluralliterary inquisitions

Questions about literary inquisition

What does literary inquisition mean?
Literary inquisition means the persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings as practiced in imperial China.
What part of speech is literary inquisition?
Literary inquisition is a noun.
What is the plural of literary inquisition?
The plural of literary inquisition is literary inquisitions.

Words near literary inquisition in the dictionary

  1. literary device
  2. literary devices
  3. literary executor
  4. literary executors
  5. literary fiction
  6. literary inquisition
  7. literary inquisitions
  8. literary journalism
  9. literary language
  10. literary present
  11. literary science

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