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Auto, WV Zip code(s): 24917
Auto, AS (village, FIPS 20100) Location: 14.28161 S, 170.62682 W
Population (1990): 255 (33 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
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Auto-da-f\'e
Au"to-da-f['e]"\, n.; pl. Autos-da-f['e]. [Pg., act of the faith; auto act, fr. L. actus + da of the + f['e] faith, fr. L. fides.]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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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