auto da fe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈaʊtəʊ də ˈfeɪ/
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Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese auto da fé (“act/sentence of (the) faith”), in turn from Latin actus de fide.
Meanings
- The public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition on supposed heretics.
- The public execution of those sentences, often by burning at the stake.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| auto-de-fé | alternative | lexicographic | |
| auto da fé | alternative | lexicographic | |
| auto de fé | alternative | lexicographic | |
| auto-de-fe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| autos da fe | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| auto de fe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| auto da fes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| auto-da-fé | alternative | lexicographic | |
| auto-da-fe | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (19)
ru аутодафе́ (public execution by burning at the stake) · nn autodafe (public execution by burning at the stake) · pl auto-da-fé (public execution by burning at the stake) · pt auto da fé (public execution by burning at the stake) · de Autodafé (public execution by burning at the stake) · nb autodafe (public execution by burning at the stake) · nb autodafé (public execution by burning at the stake) · ja アウト・デ・フェ (public execution by burning at the stake) · sv autodafé (public execution by burning at the stake) · yi אויטאָדאַפֿע (public execution by burning at the stake) · it autodafé (public execution by burning at the stake) · el άουτο ντα φε (public execution by burning at the stake) · es auto de fe (public execution by burning at the stake) · lt autodafė (public execution by burning at the stake) · cmn 火刑 (public execution by burning at the stake) · nn autodafé (public execution by burning at the stake) · ro autodafé (public execution by burning at the stake) · fi autodafee (public execution by burning at the stake) · fr autodafé (public execution by burning at the stake)