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Noun: auto-da-fé (autos-da-fé)  ,o-tow-du'fey
  1. The burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)

Derived forms: autos-da-fé

Type of: burning, burning at the stake

Encyclopedia: Auto-da-fé