auto-da-fe
RITUAL OF PENANCE OF CONDEMNED HERETICS/APOSTATES DURING THE SPANISH, PORTUGUESE OR MEXICAN INQUISITIONS
Auto da fé; Auto da Fe; Auto-da-fe; Auto-Da-Fe; Auto-Da-Fé; Auto de Fe; Auto-de-fes; Autos da fe; Autodafè; Auto Du Fae; Auto Da Fé; Autodafé; Autodafe; Auto-de-fé; Auto de fe; Auto da Fé; Autos-da-fé; Auto de fé; Auto da fe
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¦ noun (plural autos-da-fe ??:t??z-) the burning of a heretic by the Spanish Inquisition.
Origin
C18: from Port., lit. 'act of the faith'.