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auto-da-fé
[ aw-toh-duh-fey ]
noun
, plural au·tos-da-fé.
- the public declaration of the judgment passed on persons tried in the courts of the Spanish Inquisition, followed by the execution by the civil authorities of the sentences imposed, especially the burning of condemned heretics at the stake.
auto-da-fé
/ ˌɔːtəʊdəˈfeɪ /
noun
- history a ceremony of the Spanish Inquisition including the pronouncement and execution of sentences passed on sinners or heretics
- the burning to death of people condemned as heretics by the Inquisition
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Word History and Origins
Origin of auto-da-fé1
1715–25; < Portuguese: act of the faith
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Word History and Origins
Origin of auto-da-fé1
C18: from Portuguese, literally: act of the faith
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