auto-da-fé
noun
au·to-da-fé
ˌau̇-tō-də-ˈfā
ˌȯ-tō-
plural autos-da-fé
ˌau̇-tōz-də-ˈfā
ˌȯ-tōz-
: the ceremony for pronouncing judgment by the Inquisition which was followed by the execution of sentence by secular authorities
broadly
: the burning of a heretic
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