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
2. The public execution of those sentences by secular authorities, especially by burning at the stake
by Krow October 9, 2004
You should have seen
The curse that flew right by you
Page of concrete
Stain walks crutch in hobbled sway
Autodafe
A capulary hint of red
The curse that flew right by you
Page of concrete
Stain walks crutch in hobbled sway
Autodafe
A capulary hint of red
by marxvsmith July 5, 2004
Auto - da - fe
Auto de fé in medieval Spanish (and in Portuguese) means "act of faith". The phrase is used most frequently in English in its alternative Portuguese form auto-da-fé.
In the popular imagination, "auto-da-fé" has come to refer to burning at the stake for heresy.
( This is an answer for those of you who were looking for the " autodafe " to understand a bit more of The Mars Volta 's lyrics. )
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Auto de fé in medieval Spanish (and in Portuguese) means "act of faith". The phrase is used most frequently in English in its alternative Portuguese form auto-da-fé.
In the popular imagination, "auto-da-fé" has come to refer to burning at the stake for heresy.
( This is an answer for those of you who were looking for the " autodafe " to understand a bit more of The Mars Volta 's lyrics. )
Look for it in Wikipedia ®
"Stained walks crutch in hobbled sway
Autodafe (auto.da.fe)
A capulary hint of red"
"Mel Brooks' movie History of the World, Part I (1981) featured a passage set in the Spanish Inquisition Torquemada (Brooks) had the following musical exchange with his monks:
-Auto Da Fé, what's an Auto Da Fé?
-It's what you oughtn't to do but you do anyway!"
Autodafe (auto.da.fe)
A capulary hint of red"
"Mel Brooks' movie History of the World, Part I (1981) featured a passage set in the Spanish Inquisition Torquemada (Brooks) had the following musical exchange with his monks:
-Auto Da Fé, what's an Auto Da Fé?
-It's what you oughtn't to do but you do anyway!"
by Smawrt June 12, 2009