ordeal by fire

An outdated form of trial in which an accused person was physically subjected to fire. The belief was that God would save those who were truly innocent. The accused witches have been sentenced to ordeal by fire so that we may know whether they are guilty of these charges.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marta	MAHR-tah (Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Bulg
Lleucu	-	Welsh
Christian	KRIS-chən (English), KRISH-chən (English), krees-TYAWN (French), KRIS-tee-ahn (German, Swedish)	English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Miela	mee-E-lah	Esperanto
Jokum	-	Danish
Justina	[dʒəs'ti:nə]