literary inquisition

English

Noun

literary inquisition (plural literary inquisitions)

1. (historical) The persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings as practiced in imperial China.

Translations

persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 文字獄／文字狱 (zh) (wénzìyù), 文字狱 (zh) (wénzìyù)

• Finnish: kirjallinen inkvisitio
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• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: inquisición literaria f
• Uyghur: يېزىق ئاسارىتى (yëziq asariti)