Englisch
Detailed Synonyms for trial by ordeal in Englisch
trial by ordeal:
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the trial by ordeal
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the trial by ordeal
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the trial by 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 1the ordeal; the trial by 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 1