Purgatory

What do we mean by purgatory?

A state in which the souls of those who have died in grace must expiate their sins. noun

A place or condition of suffering, expiation, or remorse. noun

Tending to cleanse or purge. adjective

Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory.

In the belief of Roman Catholics and others, a place of purgation in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment which, after the guilt of mortal sin has been remitted, still remains to be endured by the sinner. noun

Any place or state of temporary suffering or oblivion. noun

A gorge or cleft between perpendicular or steeply inclined walls of rock. noun

Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory. adjective

A state or place of purification after death; according to the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified by expiating such offenses committed in this life as do not merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. After this purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are believed to be received into heaven. noun

In Catholicism, the stage of the afterlife where souls suffer for their sins before they can enter heaven noun

Any situation causing suffering noun

(theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins noun

A temporary condition of torment or suffering noun

Alternative letter-case form of Purgatory

Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption.

Words that are spelled similarly to purgatory:
purgatory, nugatory, pargetory, juratory, purgatorio, pulsatory, depurgatory, expurgatory, purgatoire, curatory.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word purgatory:
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Words that rhyme with purgatory:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe purgatory:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective purgatory:
fire, blind, creek, pickpurse, time, wish, none, desire, pain, chasm, springs, river, street, purse, mountain, durango, sin, justification, years, nothing, past, fear, society, look, times, spring, place, experience, hell, doctrine, hereafter4, work, the, oath, abound, gate, correspond, love, dost, hill, talk, souls, return, serveth, devour, miles, flame.

Words that sound like purgatory:
purgatory, purgatorio, paratore, precatory, purgatorial, pargetry, operatory, purgative, predatory, pretoria, priori, parquetry, priore, prefatory, placatory, pellitory, piscatory, bigotry, oratory, prettier, patara, poetry, prety, derogatory, prudery, negatory, peartree, picador, perdure, pescatore, printery, pargeter.