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- nounordeal (noun) · ordeals (plural noun)
- historicalan ancient test of guilt or innocence by subjection of the accused to severe pain, survival of which was taken as divine proof of innocence:"ordeals conducted in the twelfth century" · "ordeal by fire"
OriginOld English ordāl, ordēl, of Germanic origin; related to German urteilen ‘give judgement’, from a base meaning ‘share out’. The word is not found in Middle English (except once in Chaucer's Troilus); modern use of ordeal began in the late 16th century, whence ordeal (mid 17th century). TERRIBLE ORDEAL definition and meaning | Collins English …
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