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Ordeal
01
Prüfung, Qual
a difficult or painful experience, often one that lasts long and requires great effort and endurance to overcome
Beispiele
Battling through the ordeal, she refused to give up despite the challenges.
Durch die Qual kämpfend, weigerte sie sich aufzugeben, trotz der Herausforderungen.
02
Gottesurteil, Ordal
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
