AUTO-DA-FÉ Meaning of AUTO-DA-FÉ in English [ ˌɔ:təʊdα:'feɪ ]■ noun ( plural autos-da-fé ˌɔ:təʊz- ) the burning of a heretic by the Spanish Inquisition.OriginC18: from Port., lit. 'act of the faith'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004