purgatorial

[pur-guh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]

pur·ga·to·ri·al

[pur-guh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]
adjective
1.
removing or purging sin; expiatory: purgatorial rites.
2.
of, pertaining to, or like purgatory.

Origin:
1490–1500; purgatory + -al1

non·pur·ga·to·ri·al, adjective
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Purgatorial has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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purgatorial (ˌpɜːɡəˈtɔːrɪəl)
 
adj
1.  serving to purify from sin
2.  of, relating to, or like purgatory
 
purgatorially
 
adv

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