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In the Elizabethan Era, people needed a way to test another of witchcraft. What they did was strap the convicted to a chair or something heavy and throw them into a pond. The the person sank, they were human. If they float, they were a witch and then would be hanged. The people believed witches floated because, the water was rejecting the non baptized, unholy body, pushing it out and away from the water.
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How do you spell ordeal?
That is the correct spelling of "ordeal" (a difficult or trying situation).
Are there any other form of the word ordeal?
The only other form for the noun ordeal is the plural, ordeals.Some synonyms for the noun ordeal are:agonyanguishcalamitydistresssufferingtesttormenttorturetrialtribulationtrouble
A sentence using the word ordeal?
We had a ordeal at Julies party when Jason jumped out the window.
If the guide words on the page were orbit and organize which word would be on the page orange or ordeal?
ORDEAL
What was ichabod crane's supreme ordeal?
Ichabod Crane's greatest ordeal was not being brave enough to contend with the Headless Horseman. As a coward, he could not win the affections of the woman he loved, and so, he disappeared, missing out on love and filled with fear.
What are the two ordeals for crime and punishments?
There are three but i only know two are those two are ordeal by fire and ordeal by water.
What does ordeals mean?
An ordeal is a painful or horrific experience
What is the means of determining guilt under under Germanic law?
The ordeal, which was based on the idea of divine intervention. Basically, if you said that you stole something for God, they would take a hot iron to your hand. If it burned, you were guilty and killed, because they believed God would not hurt an innocent person.
Trials by ordeal in the middle ages?
ORDEAL BY COMBAT Ordeal by combat could only be undertaken by nobles who could pay someone to fight for them. The nobles would fight with their accuser and the winner was innocent. Whoever lost was guilty or dead. ORDEAL BY FIRE Ordeal by fire had the accused holding a piece of red hot iron and walking a few paces. Another form of this involved the accused dropping a stone into a cauldron full of boiling water and getting it out with their hands. Hands were then bandaged and left for three days. After this the bandages were removed and if the wound was healed you were innocent. If not you were guilty. ORDEAL BY WATER Ordeal by water had the accused tied up and thrown into a stream or lake that was previously blessed by a priest. If they floated it was said the 'holy' waters had rejected them because they were guilty. If they sank and drowned then they were proclaimed innocent.- YOU DIED EITHER WAY :P
How do you put the word ordeal in a sentence?
That was quite an ordeal!
Ordeal Full sentence in this word?
ORDEAL I had an ordeal because someone died in my family. My teacher is having a big ordeal in her family because 2 of her family members died.
When was Ordeal by Golf created?
Ordeal by Golf was created in 1924.
When was Ordeal - autobiography - created?
Ordeal - autobiography - was created in 1980.
When was Ordeal in Space created?
Ordeal in Space was created in 1948.
When was Ordeal of the Union created?
Ordeal of the Union was created in 1971.
When was Skinner's Ordeal created?
Skinner's Ordeal was created in 1996.
What are some disadvantages of trial by ordeal?
what is the disadcantages of trial by ordeal
