Definition of Auto-da-fe

1. Noun. The burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition).

Generic synonyms: Burning, Burning At The Stake
Geographical relationships: Espana, Kingdom Of Spain, Spain

Definition of Auto-da-fe

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-fe

autism
autism spectrum disorder
autism spectrum disorders
autisms
autist
autistic
autistic disorder
autistic parasite
autistic spectrum disorder
autistically
autistics
autists
auto
auto-
auto-changer
auto-da-fe (current term)
auto-de-fe
auto-ethnocide
auto-forwarding
auto-immune
auto-injector
auto-insurance
auto-intoxication
auto-mechanic
auto-oxidation
auto-oxidizable
auto-racing
auto-reply
auto-suggestion
auto-suggestions

Literary usage of Auto-da-fe

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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