Ordeal, trial by — In trial by ordeal, proof of guilt or innocence was determined by God, the accused being tested by an ordeal which proved innocence if no mark was caused by the trial itself. In the laws of Athelstan anyone undergoing this trial had to be blessed … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Trial by ordeal — is a judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience. In some cases, the accused were considered innocent only if they survived the test, or if their … Wikipedia
Ordeals — • A means of obtaining evidence by trials, through which the guilt or innocence of an accused person was supposedly established Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ordeals Ordeals … Catholic encyclopedia
Biblical Antiquities — • Details domestic, political, and sacred antiquities Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Biblical Antiquities Biblical Antiquities … Catholic encyclopedia
Economy of the Confederate States of America — The Confederate States of America had an agrarian based economy that relied heavily on slave worked plantations for the production of cotton for export to Europe and the northern US states. If ranked as an independent nation, it would have been… … Wikipedia
Superstition — • From supersisto, to stand in terror of the deity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Superstition Superstition † … Catholic encyclopedia
trial by fire — In a medieval trial by fire, a suspect was forced to hold a red hot iron in his hand or to walk blindfolded and barefoot among nine red hot ploughshares scattered on the ground. If the suspect passed through the ordeal unharmed, he was innocent.… … Law dictionary
judicium ferri — The judgment of the iron. This judgment was the culmination of a trial by fire ordeal, which was performed either by taking up in the hand a piece of red hot iron of from one to three pounds weight, or else by walking barefoot and blindfold over… … Ballentine's law dictionary
