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auto da fe Tweet Definition of auto da fe Like Definition of auto da fe on Facebook
noun 
  1. A ceremony of the Portuguese and Spanish Inquisition including the pronouncement and execution of sentences passed on sinners and heretics.
  2. The public burning to death of people condemned as heretics by the Inquisition.
Etymology: From Portuguese auto da fé "act of faith"

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