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- [pur-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
- /ˈpɜr gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
- /ˈpɜː.ɡə.tər.i/
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- [pur-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
- /ˈpɜr gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
Definitions of purgatory word
- noun plural purgatory (in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment that, after the guilt of mortal sin has been remitted, still remains to be endured by the sinner. 1
- noun plural purgatory (initial capital letter, italics). Italian Purgatorio [poor-gah-taw-ryaw] /ˌpur gɑˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA). the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, in which the repentant sinners are depicted. Compare inferno (def 3), paradise (def 7). 1
- noun plural purgatory any condition or place of temporary punishment, suffering, expiation, or the like. 1
- adjective purgatory serving to cleanse, purify, or expiate. 1
- noun purgatory state of suffering 1
- noun purgatory Catholic belief: state of limbo 1
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Origin of purgatory
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English purgatorie (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin pūrgātōrium, noun use of neuter of Late Latin pūrgātōrius purging, equivalent to pūrgā(re) to purge + -tōrius -tory1; (adj.) Middle English purgatorie < Late Latin pūrgātōrius
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Parts of speech for Purgatory
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purgatory popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
purgatory usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for purgatory
noun purgatory
- abaddon — the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
- gehenna — the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where propitiatory sacrifices were made to Moloch. II Kings 23:10.
- grief — keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- hades — Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
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