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- [pur-guh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-]
- /ˌpɜr gəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/
- /ˌpɜː.ɡə.ˈtɔː.rɪəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pur-guh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-]
- /ˌpɜr gəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/
Definitions of purgatorial word
- adjective purgatorial removing or purging sin; expiatory: purgatorial rites. 1
- adjective purgatorial of, relating to, or like purgatory. 1
- adjective purgatorial relating to purgatory 1
- adjective purgatorial serving to purify from sin 0
- adjective purgatorial of, relating to, or like purgatory 0
- adjective purgatorial serving to atone for sins; expiatory 0
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Origin of purgatorial
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; purgatory + -al1
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Parts of speech for Purgatorial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
purgatorial popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
purgatorial usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for purgatorial
adj purgatorial
- aperient — laxative
- aperitive — aperient.
- conciliative — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
- lustral — of, relating to, or employed in the lustrum, or rite of purification.
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