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autograffiti

The signing of one's name on walls, shirts, or other surfaces in the form of graffiti.
Tom's name appeared in the form of autograffiti on my garage door.

Maternal Autocrat 

A woman with supreme power to make rules, laws and guide lines for her subjects that she herself does not have to follow
I'm seven years old, and I want to watch TV, play Nintendo and drink soda, but the "Maternal Autocrat" which oversees my daily activities denies me the oppurtunity to create balance in my life through leisure and freedom.

Autodafe (auto.da.fe) 

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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"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!"

autocrat 

A person who exerts strong control over others.
Tony Blair is an fucking autocratc
autocrat by TiK September 1, 2004

autodafe 

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
As used in The Mars Volta's song, Televators
autodafe by Krow October 8, 2004

Autocratic 

Mko has an autocratic dick
Autocratic by Mko2001 June 9, 2018