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purgatory purgatory definition

purgatory


 
  Grep  of  noun  purgatory 
  purgatory 
 
  Overview  of  noun  purgatory 
 
  The  noun  purgatory  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  purgatory  --  (a  temporary  condition  of  torment  or  suffering:  "a  purgatory  of  drug  abuse") 
  2.  purgatory  --  ((theology)  a  place  where  Roman  Catholics  think  those  who  have  died  in  a  state  of  grace  undergo  limited  torment  to  expiate  their  sins) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  purgatory 
 
  The  noun  purgatory  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  purgatory  --  (a  temporary  condition  of  torment  or  suffering:  "a  purgatory  of  drug  abuse") 
  2.  purgatory  --  ((theology)  a  place  where  Roman  Catholics  think  those  who  have  died  in  a  state  of  grace  undergo  limited  torment  to  expiate  their  sins) 



purgatory definition