n. (pl. autos-da-fé) 1 a sentence of punishment by the Spanish Inquisition. 2 the execution of such a sentence, esp. the burning of a heretic.
[ Port., = act of the faith ]
n. (pl. autos-da-fé) 1 a sentence of punishment by the Spanish Inquisition. 2 the execution of such a sentence, esp. the burning of a heretic.
[ Port., = act of the faith ]
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