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Definition of Auto-da-fé
1. Noun. The burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition).
Geographical relationships: Espana, Kingdom Of Spain, Spain
Definition of Auto-da-fé
1. Noun. (alternative form of auto da fe) ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of auto da fe) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Auto-da-fé
Literary usage of Auto-da-fé
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages and the Period of the Renaissance by P. L. Jacob (1874)
"The Auto-da-fe.—The Inquisition in the Netherlands.—The Protestant Inquisition
in Holland, Germany, France, England, and Switzerland. times and in all ..."
2. The Jesuits, 1534-1921: A History of the Society of Jesus from Its by Thomas Joseph Campbell (1921)
"... Accusations — Voltaire's testimony — La Vallette — La Chalotais — Seizure of
Property — Auto da fe of the Works of Lessius, Suarez, Valentia. etc. ..."
3. Fanny Burney and Her Friends: Select Passages from Her Diary and Other Writings by L. B. (Leonard Benton) Seeley, Fanny Burney (1892)
"... Its Quaint Interior—Contrast between Fanny and her Elder Sister—Burney's Second
Marriage—Change of Plans—Mrs. Burney lectures Fanny—An Auto da Fe—Origin ..."
4. A Book of Jewish Thoughts by Joseph Herman Hertz (1922)
"A PROTEST AGAINST THE AUTO-DA-FE OF SEPTEMBER 20, 1761, LISBON O God, who hast
created us all, who desirest not the misfortune of Thy creatures, God, ..."
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