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单词 auto-da-fé
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Definition of auto-da-fé in English:

auto-da-fé

nounPlural autos-da-fé ˌɔːtəʊdɑːˈfeɪˌɔdədəˈfeɪ
  • 1The burning of a heretic by the Spanish Inquisition.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Putting down his tray, he let out a series of strangulated, guttural screams and jerked his arms in a chilling imitation of an auto-da-fé.
    • Impenitents - heretics burned at the stake during autos-da-fé - wore black san benitos decorated with devils and flames.
    • The recent autos-da-fé, however, should serve as reminders of the region's turbulent past and warnings of a possible return to violence and instability in the near future.
    • They are then dressed in the traditional garb for heretics punished in an auto-da-fé.
    • Pangloss explains that he wasn't burned as was customary at an auto-da-fé because of the rain.
    1. 1.1 A sentence condemning a person to an auto-da-fé.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Portuguese, literally 'act of the faith'.

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea
 
 

Definition of auto-da-fé in US English:

auto-da-fé

nounˌɔdədəˈfeɪˌôdədəˈfā
  • 1The burning of a heretic by the Spanish Inquisition.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Putting down his tray, he let out a series of strangulated, guttural screams and jerked his arms in a chilling imitation of an auto-da-fé.
    • They are then dressed in the traditional garb for heretics punished in an auto-da-fé.
    • Pangloss explains that he wasn't burned as was customary at an auto-da-fé because of the rain.
    • The recent autos-da-fé, however, should serve as reminders of the region's turbulent past and warnings of a possible return to violence and instability in the near future.
    • Impenitents - heretics burned at the stake during autos-da-fé - wore black san benitos decorated with devils and flames.
    1. 1.1 A sentence condemning a person to an auto-da-fé.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Portuguese, literally ‘act of the faith’.

 
 
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