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auto-da-fe

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n.1.A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.
2.An execution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp. the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday, and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies.
3.A session of the court of Inquisition.
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Noun1.auto-da-fe - the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)auto-da-fe - the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)
burning at the stake, burning - execution by fire
Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
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auto-da-fe auto-da-fé [ˈɔːtəʊdɑːˈfeɪ] N (autos-da-fe (pl)) → auto m de fe
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The ever-vicious auto-da-fe featured an all-local quintet of finger-wagging Inquisitors--Mel Braun, P.
WINNIPEG by Harris, Holly / Opera Canada
In fact, I will even volunteer to play (a superannuated) Joan of Arc myself--provided, of course, that Woodward is kind enough not to demand too much verisimilitude in the auto-da-fe scene.
The author replies by Kaveny, Cathleen / Commonweal
This auto-da-fe suggest the poet's willingness to strip away all illusions, including the ones he may still harbor.
Pseudo-Omero e Giacomo Leopardi. Batracomiomachia e Paralipomeni by Del Puppo, Dario / Italica
 
 
 
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