ordeals

One very common method of proof was by what were called ordeals, in which the question was submitted to the judgment of God.

General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers

Turning now to vain observances in daily life, properly so called, we first meet with the superstitions observed in the administration of justice during many centuries of the Middle Ages, and known as ordeals or "judgments of God".

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

These rituals, called ordeals, were usually conducted in a church by high-ranking clergy.

Reason Magazine 2010

It becomes evident from the very beginning of the book that the main operative word here is "ordeals" which one would not automatically associate with being chosen.

Andrei Markovits: The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Elections 2010

It becomes evident from the very beginning of the book that the main operative word here is "ordeals" which one would not automatically associate with being chosen.

Andrei Markovits: The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Elections 2010

It becomes evident from the very beginning of the book that the main operative word here is "ordeals" which one would not automatically associate with being chosen.

Andrei Markovits: The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Elections 2010

It becomes evident from the very beginning of the book that the main operative word here is "ordeals" which one would not automatically associate with being chosen.

Andrei Markovits: The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Elections 2010

It becomes evident from the very beginning of the book that the main operative word here is "ordeals" which one would not automatically associate with being chosen.

Andrei Markovits: The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Elections 2010

It becomes evident from the very beginning of the book that the main operative word here is "ordeals" which one would not automatically associate with being chosen.

Andrei Markovits: The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Elections 2010

It becomes evident from the very beginning of the book that the main operative word here is "ordeals" which one would not automatically associate with being chosen.

Andrei Markovits: The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Elections 2010