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auto-da-féOne entry found. Main Entry: au·to–da–fé Pronunciation: \ˌau̇-tō-də-ˈfā, ˌȯ-tō-\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural au·tos–da–fé \-tōz-də-\ Etymology: Portuguese auto da fé, literally, act of the faith Date: 1723 : the ceremony accompanying the pronouncement of judgment by the Inquisition and followed by the execution of sentence by the secular authorities; broadly : the burning of a heretic
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