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auto-da-fé 1. History a ceremony of the Spanish Inquisition including the pronouncement and execution of sentences passed on sinners or heretics 2. the burning to death of people condemned as heretics by the Inquisition How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In 1560, for example, King Philip II (1527-98) ordered an auto de fe to impress his new bride Isabel de Valois; in it, several people were burned alive. |
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