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- noun Plural form of
auto-da-fe .
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Examples
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Poetry is the loudest rumor, a frail conspiracy of all the ghost predecessors' autos-da-fe, contained in the friendly confines of the mind's
Anis Shivani: White House Poetry Reading Leaked! Billy Collins, Elizabeth Alexander, and Secret Rejection Letter Anis Shivani 2011
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Poetry is the loudest rumor, a frail conspiracy of all the ghost predecessors' autos-da-fe, contained in the friendly confines of the mind's
Anis Shivani: White House Poetry Reading Leaked! Billy Collins, Elizabeth Alexander, and Secret Rejection Letter Anis Shivani 2011
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[41] Nor indeed is Jesus answerable for the Inquisition and _autos-da-fe_.
Notes on Islam Ahmed Hussain
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His stubborn calm was imperturbable; he took his pleasures -- women, _autos-da-fe_ and victories -- sadly, and he suffered such chagrins as the death of four wives, having a monstrosity for a son, and the loss of the Armada and of the Netherlands, without turning a hair.
The Age of the Reformation Preserved Smith 1910
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Under St. Louis autos-da-fe were made of his works, and later the Inquisition pursued them with its rigorous measures.
Rashi Liber, Maurice 1906
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The original works disappeared during the persecutions and autos-da-fe which followed one another in France and Germany.
Rashi Liber, Maurice 1906
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Numerous _autos-da-fe_ succeeded each other for the purpose of stamping out Protestant principles from Spain.
The Last Look A Tale of the Spanish Inquisition William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Were not these amusements of the Netherlanders as elevated and humanizing as the contemporary bull-fights and autos-da-fe of Spain?
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 02: Introduction II John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Were not these amusements of the Netherlanders as elevated and humanizing as the contemporary bull-fights and autos-da-fe of Spain?
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-66) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Were not these amusements of the Netherlanders as elevated and humanizing as the contemporary bull-fights and autos-da-fe of Spain?
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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