the Spanish Inquisition
noun [ + sing/pl verb ] uk/ˌspæn.ɪʃ ɪn.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ us/ˌspæn.ɪʃ ɪn.kwəˈzɪʃ.ən/
西班牙宗教法庭（罗马天主教教堂的一个组织机构，起讫年份是1542年至1834年;建立这个机构的目的是惩罚据认为宗教信仰错误的那些人）
an organization within the Roman Catholic Church that existed from 1542 to 1834, created to punish people whose religious beliefs were considered wrong