auto da fé

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

auto da (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 []

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Latin āctus fide.

Noun[edit]

auto da  m (plural autos da fé)

  1. auto da fe (public execution)

Descendants[edit]

  • English: auto da fe