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)

1. 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 […]

Anagrams

• autofade

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of Latin āctus dē fide.

Noun

auto da fé m (plural autos da fé)

1. auto da fe (public execution)

Descendants

• → English: auto da fe