Torquemada
Americannoun
noun
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Edward Mathers worked as a crossword compiler for The Observer newspaper under the pseudonym Torquemada.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 21, 2023
Torquemada may have been the driving force behind the Spanish Inquisition, but Ruy Lopez is the far more famous Spanish prelate of the time, to go by Google hits.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
Because of Mel Brooks, I can laugh at Hitler and Torquemada; offended by any of the above?
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2017
Tenors Tyler Nelson and Cris Frisco sang Gonzalve and Torquemada respectively, and both with voices comfortable with the light, quavery, nuanced style of French song.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2015
Thousands of men reverence John Calvin, Torquemada, and the Puritan fathers; and some have greater respect for Jonathan Edwards than for Captain Kidd.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll
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