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- ORDEAL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ORDEAL is a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control How to use ordeal in a sentence
- ORDEAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
ORDEAL definition: 1 a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience: 2 in the past, a way of trying to find… Learn more
- Ordeal - definition of ordeal by The Free Dictionary
1 any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial 2 a former method of trial used to determine guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to serious physical danger, the result being regarded as a divine judgment
- ORDEAL Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial a primitive form of trial to determine guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to fire, poison, or other serious danger, the result being regarded as a divine or preternatural judgment
- ORDEAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
An ordeal is an extremely unpleasant and difficult experience The attack was a terrifying ordeal for both victims
- ordeal, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
What does the noun ordeal mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun ordeal See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the noun ordeal? How is the noun ordeal pronounced? Where does the noun ordeal come from?
- ordeal - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
ordeal (plural ordeals) A painful or trying experience “And do you realize that in a few shakes I've got to show up at dinner and have Mrs Cream being very, very kind to me? It hurts the pride of the Woosters, Jeeves ” “My advice, sir, would be to fortify yourself for the ordeal ” “How?” “There are always cocktails, sir
- Ordeal - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
An ordeal is something difficult or painful to go through Something kind of hard like taking a test can be an ordeal, but often an ordeal is a serious and long-lasting event, like an illness or tragedy
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