auto-da-fé

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Definition of auto-da-fé in English English dictionary
auto da fe: The public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition on supposed heretics
auto da fe: The public execution of those sentences, often by burning at the stake
auto da fé: Alternative spelling of auto da fe
auto-da-fe: Alternative form of auto da fe
auto da fe: Latin - literal meaning: "act of faith", formal passing of sentence by the Spanish Inquisition on religious offenses; public burning at stake of heretics sentenced by the Inquisition
auto-da-fe: the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)

auto-da-fé

Pronunciation

[ "au-tO-d&-'fA, "o-tO- ] (noun.) 1723. Portuguese auto da fé, literally, act of the faith.

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