(1):
(n.) A session of the court of Inquisition.
(2):
(n.) 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):
(n.) A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.