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ordeal

noun

1 ordeal

A severe or trying experience.

Roget 463: experiment; essay etc. (attempt) 675; analysis etc. (investigation) 461; screen; trial, tentative method, t=atonnement.    verification, ... show more

Roget 828: mental suffering, pain, dolor; suffering, sufferance; ache, smart etc. (physical pain) 378; passion.    displeasure, dissatisfaction, discomfort, ... show more

Roget 992: sorcery; occult art, occult sciences; magic, the black art, necromancy, theurgy, thaumaturgy; demonology, demonomy, demonship; diablerie [Fr.], bedevilment; witchcraft, ... show more

Dutch: godsgericht, godsoordeel, kwelling, ordale, vuurdoop, vuurproef
Polish: udręczenie, udręka

2 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.

synonym: trial by ordeal.

Dutch: ontbering
Polish: Sąd Boży, ordalia


Moby thesaurus: Sabbat, acid test, adversity, affliction, anguish, assay, blank determination, brouillon, calvary, criterion, cross, crucial test, crucible, determination, disaster, distress, docimasy, essay, feeling out, fiery ordeal ... show more.

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