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1. (n.) purgatory
(esp. in Roman Catholic belief) a place or state following death in which penitent souls are purified of venial sins or undergo the temporal punishment still remaining for forgiven mortal sins and thereby are made ready for heaven.
2. purgatory
any condition or place of temporary punishment, suffering, or expiation.
3. (adj.) purgatory
serving to cleanse, purify, or expiate.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME purgatorie (< AF) < ML pūrgātōrium (n.), LL pūrgātōrius (adj.) = L pūrgā(re) to purge+-tōrium -tory2,
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) purgatory
a temporary condition of torment or suffering
"a purgatory of drug abuse"
2. (noun) 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
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Purgatory
tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory
2. (noun) Purgatory
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Purgatory
in the creed of the Church of Rome a place in which the souls of the dead, saved from hell by the death of Christ, are chastened and purified from venial sins, a result which is, in great part, ascribed to the prayers of the faithful and the sacrifice of the Mass. The creed of the Church in this matter was first formulated by Gregory the Great, and was based by him, as it has been vindicated since, on passages of Scripture as well as the writings of the Fathers. The conception of it, as wrought out by Dante, Carlyle considers "a noble embodiment of a true noble thought." See his "Heroes."
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Purgatory
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