Ordeal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance. See Synonyms at trial.
  • n. A method of trial in which the accused was subjected to physically painful or dangerous tests, the result being regarded as a divine judgment of guilt or innocence.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A painful or trying experience.
  • n. A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • n. Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A form of trial to determine guilt or innocence, formerly practised in Europe, and still in parts of the East and by various savage tribes.
  • n. A severe trial; trying circumstances; a severe test of courage, endurance, patience, etc.
  • n. Synonyms Proof, experiment, touchstone.
  • Pertaining to trial by ordeal.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a severe or trying experience
  • n. 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
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    experience    trial   
    Cross Reference
    ordeal bean    ordeal bark   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    trial   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Biel    Brasil    Camille    Cecile    Cele   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    catastrophe    suffer    encounter    pang    affliction   
     
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