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n., pl. au•tos-da-fé.
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au·to-da-fé
(ô′tō-də-fā′, ou′tō-)n.pl.au·tos-da-fé(ô′tōz-, ou′tōz-)1. Public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition.
2. The public execution of those sentences by secular authorities, especially by burning at the stake.
[Portuguese auto da fé : auto, act + da, of the + fé, faith.]
auto-da-fé
(ˌɔːtəʊdəˈfeɪ) n, plautos-da-fé1. (Historical Terms) history a ceremony of the Spanish Inquisition including the pronouncement and execution of sentences passed on sinners or heretics
2. (Historical Terms) the burning to death of people condemned as heretics by the Inquisition
[C18: from Portuguese, literally: act of the faith]
au•to-da-fé
(ˌɔ toʊ dəˈfeɪ)n., pl. au•tos-da-fé.
1. the public declaration and execution of a sentence imposed by the Spanish Inquisition, esp. the burning of heretics at the stake.
[1715–25; < Portuguese: act of the faith]
Noun | 1. | auto-da-fe - the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition) burning at the stake, burning - execution by fire Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power |
auto-da-fe
auto-da-fé[ˈɔːtəʊdɑːˈfeɪ]N (autos-da-fe (pl)) → autom de feauto-da-fé
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/ ˌɔ toʊˈdaɪ dækt, -daɪˈdækt /
noun
a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
Words nearby autodidact
autocytolysin, autocytolysis, autocytotoxin, autodermic graft, autodestruct, autodidact, autodidacticism, autodigestion, autodyne, autoecholalia, autoecious
Origin of autodidact
1525–35;< Greekautodídaktos self-taught; see auto-1, didactic
OTHER WORDS FROM autodidact
au·to·di·dac·tic, adjectiveau·to·di·dac·ti·cal·ly, adverbDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
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British Dictionary definitions forautodidact
noun
Derived forms of autodidact
autodidactic, adjectiveWord Origin for autodidact
C16: from Greek autodidaktos self-taught, from autos self + didaskein to teach
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