Quest and Trial

Quest

Quest noun - An act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something.

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Trial and quest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trial" instead a noun "Quest".

Nearby Words: question, quested, questing

Trial noun - A test of faith, patience, or strength.

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Quest and trial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quest" instead a noun "Trial".

Nearby Word: triable

long	long quest	long trial
short	short quest	short trial
current	current quest	current trial
original	original quest	original trial
Other adjectives: initial, proper, single, difficult, simple, actual, entire, real, main, important, new, early, major, later, next, last, lengthy, previous, ongoing.

Quest for Glory II has this in the form of a test to join the Eternal Order of Fighters, by having you kill a man after defeating him in a trial by combat.

Source: If You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten
Once he completes the quest, his allies can access their prestige classes at level 20 without having to endure the trial again.

Source: Video Game / Beyond the Beyond
Similarly, the Black Knight goes from being defeated alone in a quest to being a 5-man dungeon boss in Trial of the Champion.

Source: Came Back Strong

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