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auto-da-fe

Length / number of characters: 10
Number of words: 1

  • the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)
  • A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses
  • 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
  • A session of the court of Inquisition

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