# auto da fe

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈaʊtəʊ də ˈfeɪ/

## Definitions
1. The public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition on supposed heretics.
2. The public execution of those sentences, often by burning at the stake.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese auto da fé (“act/sentence of (the) faith”), in turn from Latin actus de fide.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/auto-da-fe