auto de fé

A form of auto da fe — The public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition on supposed heretics.

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Meanings

nounauto de fé (plural autos de fé)

plural autos de fé

  1. alternativeAlternative form of auto da fe.

Origin

  1. Spanishauto de fé“act of faith”
  2. Englishauto de fé

From medieval Spanish auto de fé (“act of faith”).

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auto de fé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto%20de%20f%C3%A9

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Chicago

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