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Word: Purgatory
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French purgatorie or medieval Latin purgatorium, neuter (used as a noun) of late Latin purgatorius ‘purifying’, from the verb purgare (see purge)
ˈpəːɡət(ə)ri
(in Catholic doctrine) a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven
Short Definition:(in Catholic doctrine) place or state of suffering inhabited by souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven
Examples:- all her sins were forgiven and she would not need to go to Purgatory
- the punishment of souls in purgatory
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