Today’s word is an odd one, auto da fé. It was the penance of the convicted during the Inquisition. In Spanish, it means act of faith.
Posted by Coral on Mar 31, 2011 in Word of the Day | 2 comments
Today’s word is an odd one, auto da fé. It was the penance of the convicted during the Inquisition. In Spanish, it means act of faith.
I know this phrase only because it’s in my favorite The Mars Volta song, “Televators.” Their vocab is off the hook!
Wow! I had never heard of The Mars Volta. That song is unreal. Link for the curious. Off to listen to some more of their stuff!