purgatorial

[ pur-guh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]
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adjective
  1. removing or purging sin; expiatory: purgatorial rites.

  2. of, relating to, or like purgatory.

Origin of purgatorial

1
First recorded in 1490–1500; purgatory + -al1

Other words from purgatorial

  • non·pur·ga·to·ri·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for purgatorial

purgatorial

/ (ˌpɜːɡəˈtɔːrɪəl) /


adjective
  1. serving to purify from sin

  2. of, relating to, or like purgatory

Derived forms of purgatorial

  • purgatorially, adverb

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