au·to-da-fé (ô t -d -f  , out-)n. pl. au·tos-da-fé (ô tz-, outz-) 1. Public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition. 2. The public execution of those sentences by secular authorities, especially by burning at the stake. [Portuguese auto da fé : auto, act + da, of the + fé, faith.] |
auto-da-fé [ˌɔːtəʊdəˈfeɪ]
n pl autos-da-fé
1. (Historical Terms) History a ceremony of the Spanish Inquisition including the pronouncement and execution of sentences passed on sinners or heretics
2. (Historical Terms) the burning to death of people condemned as heretics by the Inquisition
[from Portuguese, literally: act of the faith]
Translations
auto-da-fé
n pl <autos-da-fé> → Autodafé nt
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