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au·to-da-fé [or] au·to-da-fe
 auto-da-fé [or] auto-da-fe
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- pronunciation:
- aU
to
th
feI
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noun |
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autos-da-fé |
| definition 1: |
the public announcement of the judgment and sentences passed and imposed on people tried as heretics during the Spanish Inquisition.
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| definition 2: |
the public execution of such sentences, esp. the burning of heretics at the stake.
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| related words: |
holocaust |
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