Pronunciation: ˌ au ̇ -t ō -d ə - ' f ā , ˌ o ̇ -t ō -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural au · tos-da-fé \ -t ō z-d ə - \
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 broadly : the burning of a heretic