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| au·to-da-fé [ àwtō də fáy, òwtō də fáy ] (plural au·tos-da-fé [ àwtō də fáy, òwtō də fáy ]) |
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execution of heretic: a sentence of death pronounced on a heretic by a court of the Spanish Inquisition and carried out by the civil authorities. The condemned person was burned at the stake.
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| [Early 18th century. < Portuguese, "act of the faith"] |
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