Auto-da-fé refers to the public declaration of judgment by the Spanish Inquisition, followed by the execution of sentences, especially the burning of heretics.
Auto-da-fé se refere à declaração pública do julgamento da Inquisição Espanhola, seguida pela execução das sentenças, especialmente a queima de hereges.
| Front | auto-da-fé \aw-toh-duh-f-EY\ |
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| Back | noun The public declaration of the judgment passed on persons tried in the courts of the the Spanish Inquisition, followed by the execution by the civil authorities of the sentences imposed, especially the burning of condemned heretics at the stake. [Portuguese: act of the faith] |
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