toʊ noun, plural au·tos-da-fé.
the public declaration of the judgment passed on persons tried in the courts of the the Spanish Inquisition, followed by the execution by the civil authorities of the sentences imposed, especially the burning of condemned heretics at the stake.
Origin:
1715–25; < Portuguese: act of the faith
1715–25; < Portuguese: act of the faith
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| —n , pl autos-da-fé | |
| 1. | history a ceremony of the Spanish Inquisition including the pronouncement and execution of sentences passed on sinners or heretics |
| 2. | the burning to death of people condemned as heretics by the Inquisition |
| [C18: from Portuguese, literally: act of the faith] | |
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