auto-da-fé
noun/ˌɔːtəʊ də ˈfeɪ/
/ˌɔːtəʊ də ˈfeɪ/
[uncountable, countable] (from Portuguese) (plural autos-da-fé
/ˌɔːtəʊz dɑː ˈfeɪ/
/ˌɔːtəʊz dɑː ˈfeɪ/
)- the practice of burning people who did not accept the religious beliefs of the Spanish Inquisition
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