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41 ordeal of boiling water
Религия: (Plunging the hand into hot water either up to the wrist or elbow and guilt was presumed if the skin was injured) испытание кипящей водойУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > ordeal of boiling water
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42 ordeal of the Eucharist
Религия: (It was believed that if the guilty partook of the sacrament divine punishment would follow) испытание священников Св. ПричащениемУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > ordeal of the Eucharist
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43 ordeal of the bier
Религия: (A suspected murderer was required to touch the corpse and was deemed guilty if blood flowed from the body) испытание посредством прикосновения к трупу -
44 ordeal of the corsned
Религия: (Swallowing a piece of bread "consecrated for exorcism") испытание посредством горбушки хлеба -
45 ordeal of the cross
Религия: (The accuser and accused stood upright before a cross and he who moved first was adjudged guilty) испытание крестом -
46 ordeal tree
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47 ordeal bean
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48 ordeal-bean
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49 ordeal lean
обучение, требующее большого труда -
50 ordeal-bean
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51 Judgment of the Cross (An ordeal when the plaintiff and defendant were required to cross their arms upon their breast, and he who could hold out the longest gained the suit)
Религия: испытание крестомУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Judgment of the Cross (An ordeal when the plaintiff and defendant were required to cross their arms upon their breast, and he who could hold out the longest gained the suit)
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52 black ordeal
Макаров: страшное испытание -
53 cold-water ordeal
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54 face the ordeal
Макаров: стойко выдержать испытание -
55 fire ordeal
юр.Н.П. испытание огнем -
56 he emerged from the ordeal triumphantly
Общая лексика: он с честью вышел из этого тяжкого испытанияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he emerged from the ordeal triumphantly
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57 hot-water ordeal
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58 one long ordeal
Образное выражение: хождение по мукам -
59 pass through a terrible ordeal
Общая лексика: пройти сквозь тяжелое испытаниеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > pass through a terrible ordeal
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60 speaking in public was an ordeal for him
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > speaking in public was an ordeal for him
См. также в других словарях:
Ordeal — Or de*al ([^o]r d[ e]*al), n. [AS. ord[=a]l, ord[=ae]l, a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix or being akin to [=a] compounded with verbs, G. er , ur , Goth. us , orig. meaning, out. See {Deal},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ORDEAL — ORDEAL, the generic term for the various ways and means by which divine judgment would be ascertained. The most common form of ordeal, which survived long into the Middle Ages and beyond, was entirely unknown to biblical as well as to later… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ordeal — index aggravation (annoyance), burden, infliction, nuisance, pain, trouble Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
Ordeal — Or de*al, a. Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ordeal — may refer to The American title of What Happened to the Corbetts, a 1939 novel by Nevil Shute Trial by ordeal, the judicial practice This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
ordeal — (n.) O.E. ordel, lit. judgment, verdict, from P.Gmc. noun *uzdailjam (Cf. O.S. urdeli, O.Fris. urdel, Du. oordeel, Ger. urteil judgment ), lit. that which is dealt out (by the gods), from *uzdailijan share out, related to O.E. adælan to deal out… … Etymology dictionary
ordeal — [n] trouble, suffering affliction, agony, anguish, calamity, calvary, cross, crucible, difficulty, distress, nightmare, test, torment, torture, trial, tribulation, visitation; concepts 674,728 Ant. happiness, pleasure … New thesaurus
ordeal — ► NOUN 1) a prolonged painful or horrific experience. 2) an ancient test of guilt or innocence in which the accused was subjected to severe pain, survival of which was taken as divine proof of innocence. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
ordeal — [ôr dēl′, ôr′dēl΄] n. [ME ordal < OE, akin to Ger urteil, judgment < WGmc * uzdailjo , what is dealt out < * uzdailjan, to deal out, allot, adjudge < * uz , out + * dailjan < * dails, a part, share] 1. an ancient method of trial in … English World dictionary
ordeal — or|deal [o:ˈdi:l, ˈo:di:l US o:rˈdi:l, ˈo:rdi:l] n [: Old English; Origin: ordal trial, judgment ] a terrible or painful experience that continues for a period of time ordeal of ▪ She then had to go through the ordeal of giving evidence. ▪ She… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ordeal — The most ancient species of trial, in Saxon and old English law, being peculiarly distinguished by the appellation of judicium Dei, or judgment of God, it being supposed that supernatural intervention would rescue an innocent person from the… … Black's law dictionary