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AUTO-DA-FE (5)
AUTO-DA-FE (5)
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the
public
declaration
of the judgment passed on persons
tried
in the
courts
of the Spanish
Inquisition
, followed by the
execution
by the
civil
authorities of the sentences
imposed
, especially the
burning
of condemned heretics at the
stake
. The
term
literally means "
act
of the faith."
See also
Inquisition
of Spain in this glossary.
—
PDC
Volume 4 Approved Glossary