auto da fé
See also: autodafé, auto-da-fe, auto da fe, and auto-da-fé
English
Noun
auto da fé (plural autos da fé)
- Alternative spelling of auto da fe
- 1870, Making of America Project, Harper's Magazine, page 368:
- This was the appointed day for the auto da fé, and streets, balconies, and windows were already alive with eager faces to witness the procession of […]
- 1908, William White, Notes and Queries, page 288:
- I have an autograph letter dated Madrid, 11 July, 1680, which contains a short account of an auto da fé […]
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Anagrams
- autofade
Portuguese
Etymology
Calque of Latin āctus dē fide.
Noun
auto da fé m (plural autos da fé)
- auto da fe (public execution)
Descendants
- → English: auto da fe