purgatory

pur·ga·to·ry  (pûrg-tôr, -tr)

n. pl. pur·ga·to·ries

1. Roman Catholic Church A state in which the souls of those who have died in grace must expiate their sins.

2. A place or condition of suffering, expiation, or remorse: a purgatory of drug abuse.

adj.

Tending to cleanse or purge.

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[Middle English purgatorie, from Old French purgatoire, from Medieval Latin prgtrium, from Late Latin, means of purgation, from neuter of prgtrius, cleansing, from Latin prgre, to cleanse; see purge.]

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purgatory [ˈpɜːgətərɪ -trɪ]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Chiefly RC Church a state or place in which the souls of those who have died in a state of grace are believed to undergo a limited amount of suffering to expiate their venial sins and become purified of the remaining effects of mortal sin

2. a place or condition of suffering or torment, esp one that is temporary

[from Old French purgatoire, from Medieval Latin pūrgātōrium, literally: place of cleansing, from Latin pūrgāre to purge]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	purgatory - a temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse" situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
	2.	purgatory - (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings theology, divinity - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

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purgatory

noun torment, agony, murder (informal), hell (informal), torture, misery, hell on earth Every step of the last three miles was sheer purgatory.

Translations

purgatory [ˈpɜːgətərɪ] N (Rel, fig) → purgatorio m
it was purgatory! → ¡fue un purgatorio!

purgatory [ˈpɜː^rgətəri] n

(RELIGION) → purgatoire m

(fig)
It was purgatory → C'était l'enfer.
Every step of the last three miles was purgatory → Chaque pas des 5 derniers kilomètres était un enfer.
five years of economic purgatory → cinq ans de purgatoire économique

purgatory

n

(Rel) → das Fegefeuer

(fig: = state) → die Hölle

purgatory [ˈpɜːgət/ərɪ] n (Rel) (fig) → purgatorio

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purgatory [ˈpɜːgət/ərɪ] n (Rel) (fig) → purgatorio