purgatory

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (alt-of, countable, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Purgatory.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption.

Adj

Tending to cleanse; expiatory.

Concepts

purgatoire

Synonymes

cleansing

purifying

hell

limbo

torture

blaze

Hell

devil

Traductions

purgatorio

Fegefeuer

vagevuur

purgatorio

purgatori

purgatório

purgatorium

καθαρτήριο

Purgatorium

temizleyici

purgatòri

Purgatorio

Araf

mahşer

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɝɡəˌtɔɹi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: purgatorie

Appartenant à anglais: purge

In summary

From Middle English purgatorie, from Old French purgatore, purgatorie, from Latin purgātōrium (“cleansing”). Cognate to English purge.