purgatory

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

cleansing

purifying

hell

limbo

torture

blaze

Hell

devil

Translations

purgatoire

purgatorio

Fegefeuer

vagevuur

purgatorio

purgatori

purgatório

καθαρτήριο

purgatorium

Purgatorium

temizleyici

purgatòri

Araf

mahşer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɝɡəˌtɔɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: purgatorie

Cognate with English: purge

In summary

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