An inquisitor was an official in an Inquisition led by the Roman Catholic Church.
Inquisitor may also refer to:
Fictional characters
[edit]- Imperial Inquisitor, fictional characters within Star Wars who are force-sensitive beings that work for Darth Vader and form Emperor Palpatine's Inquisitorius
- Grand Inquisitor (Star Wars), a fictional character from Star Wars Rebels and leader of the Inquisitorius in the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
- Inquisitor (Doctor Who), a Time Lord featured throughout the twenty-third season of Doctor Who.
- The Inquisitor (Red Dwarf), the title character of the Red Dwarf episode of the same name.
- The Inquisitor, a character from Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr.
- The Inquisitor, the player character in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Biology
[edit]- Inquisitor (genus), a sea snail genus in the family Pseudomelatomidae
- Calosoma inquisitor, a ground beetle species found in northern Africa, Europe and Asia
Software
[edit]- Inquisitor (hardware testing software), a Linux-based diagnostic software suite
- Inquisitor (search software), a search tool for Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer and iPhone
- Inquisitor (video game), a 2009 role-playing game developed by Cinemax
- The Inquisitor (video game), a 2024 action-adventure video game
Others
[edit]- The Inquisitor (play), a 1797 play by Thomas Holcroft
- Inquisitor (game), a tabletop game set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe
- Inquisitor (magazine), a game magazine published by Armorcast about Warhammer 40,000
- "The Inquisitor" (Red Dwarf), an episode of the TV series, or the episode's title character
- The Inquisitor, an alternate title for the 1990 film The Pit and the Pendulum
- "Inquisitor", a song by Raven from All for One
- Inquisitorial system, a legal system where the court or a part of the court is actively involved in determining the facts of the case
See also
[edit]- Grand Inquisitor, the lead official of the Inquisition
- "The Grand Inquisitor", a parable related in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov
- Inquisitr, an aggregate news and media website