English Explanatory Dictionary

auto da fe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition on supposed heretics.
  2. The public execution of those sentences, often by burning at the stake.

Pronunciation

/ˈaʊtəʊ də ˈfeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-auto da fe.wav

Word forms

auto da fe auto da fes autos da fe auto de fé auto de fe auto-de-fé auto-de-fe auto da fé auto-da-fé auto-da-fe

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese auto da fé (“act/sentence of (the) faith”), in turn from Latin actus de fide.

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