Noun: auto-da-fé (autos-da-fé) ,o-tow-du'fey
- The public ceremony and execution by burning of heretics, especially during the Spanish Inquisition
"The auto-da-fé was a public spectacle during the Inquisition"
Derived forms: autos-da-fé
Type of: burning, burning at the stake
Encyclopedia: Auto-da-fé