auto-da-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-da-fé (plural auto-da-fés or autos-da-fé)

plural auto-da-fés · plural autos-da-fé

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of auto da fe.

    The taste was of sweetened silt and arabica beans that hadn't been gently roasted so much as charred to death in their very own auto-da-fé.

    2005, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade, page 26
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APA

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MLA

“auto-da-fé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto-da-f%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auto-da-fé,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto-da-f%C3%A9.

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