German Meaning of ordeal
Prüfung
Other German words related to Prüfung
- Kreuz
- Feuer
- Handschuh
- Prozess
- Herausforderung
- Schmelztiegel
- Handschuh
- Trauer
- Beschwerde
- Not
- Initiation
- Unglück
- Tragödie
- Problem
- Bewährungsprobe
- Widrigkeit
- Leiden
- Taufe
- Feuertaufe
- Komplikation
- Schwierigkeit
- Unbehagen
- Unannehmlichkeit
- Lackmustest
- Missgeschick
- Pech
- Missgeschick
- Belästigung
- Entbehrung
- Strenge
- Trübsal
- Wechselfälle
- Weh
Nearest Words of ordeal
- ordeal bean => Gottesurteilsbohne
- ordeal tree => Gottesurteilsbaum
- order => Bestellung
- order acarina => Ordnung der Milben
- order accipitriformes => Ordnung: Accipitriformes
- order actinaria => Seeanemonen
- order actiniaria => Ordnung: Seeanemonen
- order actinomycetales => Ordnung Actinomycetales
- order actinomyxidia => Ordnung Actinomyxidia
- order aepyorniformes => Ordnung: Elefantenvögel
Definitions and Meaning of ordeal in English
ordeal (n)
a severe or trying experience
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
ordeal (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.
Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience.
ordeal (a.)
Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal.
FAQs About the word ordeal
Prüfung
a severe or trying experience, a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests be
Kreuz,Feuer,Handschuh,Prozess,Herausforderung,Schmelztiegel,Handschuh,Trauer,Beschwerde,Not
No antonyms found.
ordalian => Ordalian, ordal => Gottesurteil, ordainment => Weihe , ordaining => Ordination, ordainer => Ordinator,