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pur⋅ga⋅to⋅ry
[pur-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] 
noun, plural -ries, adjective –noun
| 1. | (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. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter, italics ) Italian, Pur⋅ga⋅to⋅rio [poor-gah-taw-ryaw] . the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, in which the repentant sinners are depicted. Compare inferno (def. 3), paradise (def. 7). |
| 3. | any condition or place of temporary punishment, suffering, expiation, or the like. |
–adjective
| 4. | serving to cleanse, purify, or expiate. |
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| pur·ga·to·ry (pûr'gə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) n. pl. pur·ga·to·ries
[Middle English purgatorie, from Old French purgatoire, from Medieval Latin pūrgātōrium, from Late Latin, means of purgation, from neuter of pūrgātōrius, cleansing, from Latin pūrgāre, to cleanse; see purge.] |
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Purgatory
Pur"ga*to*ry\, a. [L. purgatorius.] Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory. --Burke.Purgatory
Pur"ga*to*ry\, n. [Cf. F. purgatoire.] A state or place of purification after death; according to the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified by expiating such offenses committed in this life as do not merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. After this purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are believed to be received into heaven.
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purgatory
In the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, the condition of souls of the dead who die with some punishment (though not damnation) due them for their sins. Purgatory is conceived as a condition of suffering and purification that leads to union with God in heaven. Purgatory is not mentioned in the Bible; Catholic authorities defend the teaching on purgatory by arguing that prayer for the dead is an ancient practice of Christianity and that this practice assumes that the dead can be in a state of suffering — a state that the living can improve by their prayers.
Note: A “purgatory” is, by extension, any place of suffering, usually for past misdeeds.
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purgatory
c.1225, from M.L. purgatorium (St. Bernard, c.1130), from L.L., "means of cleansing," prop. neut. of purgatorius (adj.) "purging, cleansing," from L. purgare (see purge).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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