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Meaning Of Auto-da-fe
n.
A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal
condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.
n.
An execution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp.
the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday, and was made a
great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies.