fe : Idioms & Phrases

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auto-da-fe

  • noun the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)
WordNet
Au"to-da-fé" noun (Also<
  • Auto-da-fe
  • Auto-da-fé
)
Etymology
Pg., act of the faith; auto act, fr. L. actus + da of the + fé faith, fr. L. fides.
Wordforms
plural Autos-da-feminineé
Definitions
  1. A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.
  2. 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.
  3. A session of the court of Inquisition.
Webster 1913

auto-de-fe

Au"to-de-fe" noun
Etymology
Sp., act of faith.
Wordforms
plural Autos-de-fe
Definitions
  1. Same as Auto-da-fé.
Webster 1913

fe-licify

Fe-lic"ify transitive verb
Etymology
L. felix happy = -fy.
Definitions
  1. To make happy; to felicitate. Obs. Quarles.
Webster 1913

santa fe

  • noun capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico
    capital of New Mexico.
WordNet

santa fe trail

  • noun a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century
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