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(1):

(a.) Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal.

(2):

(n.) Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience.

(3):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ordeal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/ordeal.html. 1828.
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