ordeal

Definition of Ordeal in English :

Noun

1. ordeal

a severe or trying experience

a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence

trial by ordeal

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ordeal

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noun

1.

a severe or trying experience

2. history

a method of trial in which the guilt or innocence of an accused person was determined by subjecting him or her to physical danger, esp by fire or water. The outcome was regarded as an indication of divine judgment

Ordeal

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noun

1.

an ancient method of trial in which the accused was exposed to physical dangers, from which he or she was supposed to be divinely protected if innocent

2.

any difficult, painful, or trying experience; severe trial

Ordeal

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n.

1. A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance. See Synonyms at trial.

2. A method of trial in which the accused was subjected to pain or danger as a means of invoking God's intercession, with the outcome regarded as revealing a divine determination of guilt or innocence.

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