| 单词 | auto-da-fe |
| 释义 | auto-da-fé in British English (ˌɔːtəʊdəˈfeɪ) nounWord forms: plural autos-da-fé 1. history a ceremony of the Spanish Inquisition including the pronouncement and execution of sentences passed on sinners or heretics 2. the burning to death of people condemned as heretics by the Inquisition Word origin C18: from Portuguese, literally: act of the faithauto-da-fé in American English (ˌɔtoʊdəˈfeɪ; ˈaʊtoʊdəˈfeɪ) nounWord forms: plural ˌauˈtos-da-fé 1. the public ceremony in which the Inquisition pronounced judgment and passed sentence on those tried as heretics 2. the execution by the secular power of the sentence thus passed; esp., the public burning of a heretic Word origin Port, lit., act of the faith < auto (< L actus, act1) + da, of the + fé ( < L fides, faith)Definition of 'auto-da-fé' |
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