Definition of ordeal Ordeal
/ɔɹdiˈl/ - [ordeel] - or•deal
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NounPlural: ordeals |
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| ordeal - 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 | ||
| ordeal - a severe or trying experience | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ordeal (n.)
An ancient form of test to determine guilt or innocence, by appealing to a supernatural decision, -- once common in Europe, and still practiced in the East and by savage tribes. - ordeal (n.)
Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience. - ordeal (a.)
Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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ordeal
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. -
ordeal
A severe or trying experience.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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or′de-al, n. a dealing out or giving of just judgment: an ancient form of referring a disputed question to the judgment of God, by lot, fire, water, &c.: any severe trial or examination. [A.S. or-dél, or-dál; cf. Dut. oor-deel, Ger. ur-theil.]
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🔤- ordeal, noun, singular of ordeals.
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