AUTO-DA-FÉ


Meaning of AUTO-DA-FÉ in English

noun (plural autos-da-fé) Etymology: Portuguese auto da fé, literally, act of the faith Date: 1723 the ceremony accompanying the pronouncement of judgment by the Inquisition and followed by the execution of sentence by the secular authorities

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