Ordeal
nounɔr'dil
Noun
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
Type of:Triala severe or trying experience
Type of:Experience
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