auto-da-fe
Noun
Meaning
A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.
An execution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp. the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday, and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies.
A session of the court of Inquisition.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlternative names
auto da fe
Synonyms
chamber
execution
firing
hanging
injection
lethal
dispatch
martyrdom
crucifixion
decapitation
squad
impalement
electrocution
decollation