Īⁿ-toan sím-mn̄g

A 19th-century depiction of Galileo before the Holy Office， by Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury

Inquisition Scene by Francisco Goya。 The Spanish Inquisition was still in force in the late eighteenth century。 but much reduced in power。

Īⁿ端 (toan)審問 (sím-mn̄g) (英語 (Eng-gí): Inquisition) 是 (sī)天主教會 (Thian-chú-kàu-hōe)下底 (ē-té)一 (chi̍t)款 (khoán)對抗 (tùi-khòng)īⁿ端 (heresy) 的 (ê)機關 (ki-koan)。怹 (In)佇 (tī)12世紀 (sè-kí)法國 (hoat-kok)出現 (chhut-hiān)，當時 (tong-sî)是欲 (beh)對抗宗教性 (chong-kàu-sèng)的分派主義 (hun-phài-chú-gī) (sectarianism)