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 p-ssage 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!”
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