auto-da-fe

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

Meanings

nounauto-da-fe (plural autos-da-fe)

plural autos-da-fe

  1. alternativeAlternative form of auto da fe.
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