Palabras en español
Spicy Adjectives
Latin
Religious Terminology
Miscellaneous
100

A baptized Jew who has accepted conversion to Christianity

converso

100

BONUS!  (100 free points)

100 pts

100

The Roman process of investigation

inquisitio

100

Territory ruled over by a bishop

diocese

100
The process of handing over victims to secular government for execution

to be relaxed

200

"a blessed woman" that acts like a nun but does not belong to any religious order

beata

200

To remove a body from a grave

exhume
200

the "law of retribution" where accuser receives same punishment as he asks for

Lex talionis

200
verbal irreverence, especially that insults or shows contempt for God

blasphemy

200

Act of secretly practicing Jewish customs and beliefs

Judaizing

300

A Muslim converted to Christianity

morisco

300
An overt and often offensive sexual desire for someone/something

lascivious

300

lighter punishment

de levi

300

One who does for his or her faith

martyr

300

The name of one scholar whose work we have read this semester

Homza, Kamen, Tedeschi, Rawlings, Perez.....

400

a "sacred cloth" worn by penitents after being convicted of heresy

sanbenito

400

Obstinate, stubborn

Pertinacious

400

"27" in Roman numerals

XXVII

400

To swear or promise with an oath, especially to renounce a belief/action

abjure

400

The name of the first Inquisitor General

Tomas de Torquemada

500
Heretics who looked to internal reflection and prayer for salvation; the "enlightened ones"

alumbrados

500

smart, intelligent, able to understand something quickly

Perspicacious

500

More severe punishment

de vehementi

500
A representative, diplomat, or ambassador to represent someone else (often the pope)

legate

500

Founding date of the Spanish Inquisition

1478

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