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auto de fe

Auto-de-fe is a medieval Spanish term for “act of faith” and is the name of a public ceremony held during the Inquisition when convicted heretics were sentenced and executed. (noun)

Burning someone at the stake is an example of auto-de-fe.

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See auto de fe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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