auto-da-fe

auto-da-fe is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.

[2] An execution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp. the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday, and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies.

[3] A session of the court of Inquisition.

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