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| English | Russian |
| ordeal bark | кора ядовитого дерева, употреблявшаяся при испытании судом Божиим |
| ordeal by cold water | испытание холодной водой (The accused was bound and tossed into water; if he floated he was guilty) |
| ordeal by fire | огненная ордалия |
| ordeal by fire | испытание посредством огня |
| ordeal by sieve and shears The points of the shears were stuck in the wooden rim of the sieve and two persons supported it upright with the tips of their two fingers. Then a verse of the Bible was read aloud, and St. Peter and St. Paul were asked if the guilty person was A or B. When the guilty person was named the sieve would suddenly turn round | испытание посредством сита и ножниц |
| ordeal of battle | испытание поединком (The accused was obliged to fight his accuser) |
| ordeal of boiling water Plunging the hand into hot water either up to the wrist or elbow and guilt was presumed if the skin was injured | испытание кипящей водой |
| ordeal of fire | огненная ордалия |
| ordeal of fire | испытание посредством огня |
| ordeal of the bier | испытание посредством прикосновения к трупу (A suspected murderer was required to touch the corpse and was deemed guilty if blood flowed from the body) |
| ordeal of the corsned | испытание посредством горбушки хлеба (Swallowing a piece of bread "consecrated for exorcism") |
| ordeal of the cross The accuser and accused stood upright before a cross and he who moved first was adjudged guilty | испытание крестом |
| ordeal of the Eucharist | испытание священников Св. Причащением (It was believed that if the guilty partook of the sacrament divine punishment would follow) |
| trial by ordeal | испытание судом Божиим |