auto-da-fé

[ aw-toh-duh-fey ]

/ ˌɔ toʊ dəˈfeɪ /

noun, plural au·tos-da-fé.

the public declaration of the judgment passed on persons tried in the courts of the Spanish Inquisition, followed by the execution by the civil authorities of the sentences imposed, especially the burning of condemned heretics at the stake.

Origin of auto-da-fé

1715–25; <Portuguese: act of the faith

Words nearby auto-da-fé

autocutie, autocycle, autocytolysin, autocytolysis, autocytotoxin, auto-da-fé, autodermic graft, auto-destruct, autodial, autodialer, autodidact

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Example sentences from the Web for auto-da-fé

He had been unable to attend the auto-da-fe at which the heretics were committed to the flames.
Barbara Blomberg, Complete|Georg Ebers
Nono: the lingering flames of the auto-da-fe are reserved for the Marquis dOrsini!
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf|George W. M. Reynolds
Now, on this occasion, he deftly applied a Japanese blister, which burned as fiercely as an auto-da-fe of the year 1600.
The Physiology of Marriage, Complete|Honore de Balzac
It is Kropotkine especially who attributes immense importance to these auto-da-fe.
Anarchism and Socialism|George Plechanoff

Indeed, there were not wanting many heretic-hating persons who affirmed that an auto-da-fe was got up expressly for the occasion.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for auto-da-fé

auto-da-fé

/ (ˌɔːtəʊdəˈfeɪ) /

noun plural autos-da-fé

history a ceremony of the Spanish Inquisition including the pronouncement and execution of sentences passed on sinners or heretics

the burning to death of people condemned as heretics by the Inquisition

Word Origin for auto-da-fé

C18: from Portuguese, literally: act of the faith

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单词	auto-da-fé
释义	auto-da-fé [ aw-toh-duh-fey ] / ˌɔ toʊ dəˈfeɪ / noun, plural au·tos-da-fé. the public declaration of the judgment passed on persons tried in the courts of the Spanish Inquisition, followed by the execution by the civil authorities of the sentences imposed, especially the burning of condemned heretics at the stake. Origin of auto-da-fé 1715–25; <Portuguese: act of the faith Words nearby auto-da-fé autocutie, autocycle, autocytolysin, autocytolysis, autocytotoxin, auto-da-fé, autodermic graft, auto-destruct, autodial, autodialer, autodidact Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for auto-da-fé He had been unable to attend the auto-da-fe at which the heretics were committed to the flames. Barbara Blomberg, Complete\|Georg Ebers Nono: the lingering flames of the auto-da-fe are reserved for the Marquis dOrsini! Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf\|George W. M. Reynolds Now, on this occasion, he deftly applied a Japanese blister, which burned as fiercely as an auto-da-fe of the year 1600. The Physiology of Marriage, Complete\|Honore de Balzac It is Kropotkine especially who attributes immense importance to these auto-da-fe. Anarchism and Socialism\|George Plechanoff Indeed, there were not wanting many heretic-hating persons who affirmed that an auto-da-fe was got up expressly for the occasion. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851\|Various British Dictionary definitions for auto-da-fé auto-da-fé / (ˌɔːtəʊdəˈfeɪ) / noun plural autos-da-fé history a ceremony of the Spanish Inquisition including the pronouncement and execution of sentences passed on sinners or heretics the burning to death of people condemned as heretics by the Inquisition Word Origin for auto-da-fé C18: from Portuguese, literally: act of the faith Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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