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ORDEAL

a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control

The meaning of the word ordeal is a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control.

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regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
documentproof
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon