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Meanings of auto-de-fé in English

Russian
аутодафе
Portuguese
auto de fé
Spanish
autos de fe
Catalan
acte de fe

Ritual of penance of condemned heretics/apostates during the Spanish, Portuguese or Mexican Inquisitions.

аутодафе
Synonyms
Examples for "auto-da-fé"
Examples for "auto-da-fé"
1
Later that year it was published under the title of "Auto-da-Fe".
The new yorker
2
Mr. Langton, with Lord Charles Douglas, had returned from the auto-da-fe.
Lady Good-for-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman
3
In part he was defying her; as he proved at table by talking freely of the auto-da-fe.
Lady Good-for-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman