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单词 auto-da-fé
释义

auto-da-fé

/ˌɔːtəʊdɑːˈfeɪ /
noun (plural autos-da-fé /ˌɔːtəʊzdɑːˈfeɪ/)
1The burning of a heretic by the Spanish Inquisition.They are then dressed in the traditional garb for heretics punished in 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.
1.1A sentence condemning a person to an auto-da-fé.

Origin

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

Rhymes

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