Auto da Fé

“Auto da Fé” focuses on the public spectacles of penance and execution during the Inquisition. Words like *Execution*, *Garment*, *Torch*, and *Ceremony* relate to rituals of public punishment. The term *Auto da Fé* itself means “Act of Faith,” symbolizing religious performance used to reinforce orthodoxy. Students explore terminology tied to trials, sentencing, and forced repentance in public view.

Students deepen their vocabulary of judicial and ritualistic terminology. By recognizing these terms, they develop a better grasp of historical narratives and religious enforcement methods. This activity builds language awareness and symbolic literacy. The act of searching boosts attention to detail and supports word pattern recognition. The worksheet also prompts critical thinking about justice and spectacle.

Vocabulary Words On This Word Search – San benito, Public, Spectacle, Confessor, Repentant, Sentence, Ceremony, Torch, Execution, Garment, Judgment, Procession, Banner, Display, Ashes