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(1):

(n.) A session of the court of Inquisition.

(2):

(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.

(3):

(n.) A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Auto-Da-Fe'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/auto-da-fe.html. 1828.
 
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