First Known Use: 1697
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auto–da–fé
noun au·to–da–fé \ˌau̇-tō-də-ˈfā, ˌȯ-tō-\
plural au·tos–da–fé \-tōz-də-\
Definition of AUTO-DA-FÉ
: the ceremony for pronouncing judgment by the Inquisition which was followed by the execution of sentence by secular authorities; broadly : the burning of a heretic
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Origin of AUTO-DA-FÉ
Portuguese auto da fé, literally, act of the faith
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