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autos-da-fe Definition


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auto-da-fé
noun autos-da-fé
    1. historical
      The ceremonial passing of sentence on heretics by the Spanish Inquisition.
    2. The public burning of a heretic who had been sentenced by the Inquisition.
Etymology: 18c: Portuguese, meaning ‘act of the faith'.



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