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Synonyms for purgatory

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pur-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i

Top 10 synonyms for purgatory
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Définition of purgatory

Origin :
  • c.1200, from Old French purgatore and directly from Medieval Latin purgatorium (St. Bernard, early 12c.), in Latin, "means of cleansing," noun use of neuter of purgatorius (adj.) "purging, cleansing," from purgat-, past participle stem of Latin purgare (see purge (v.)). Figurative use from late 14c.
  • noun hell
Example sentences :
  • And now his purgatory was at an end, and of a sudden the gates of joy were open.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • It's the wail of a lost spirit, loosed temporarily from the horrors of purgatory.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • He declared that he was in purgatory for certain unexpatiated sins.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
  • Whence he concludes that it is better at once to deny absolutely that there is any purgatory.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
  • It will take a lot of holy water to save her from purgatory.
  • Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer
  • Those, however, who are in Purgatory do not pray for us, but rather we for them.
  • Extract from : « On Prayer and The Contemplative Life » by St. Thomas Aquinas
  • But he did not forget to add that it would be a voluntary plunge from the skies to purgatory.
  • Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter
  • That the doctrine of purgatory was more inconsistent and absurd than a fairy tale.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • That masses said for the dead will release souls from purgatory.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • That they did not believe in purgatory, or pay money to get the souls of their friends out of it.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
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