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noun a temporary condition of torment or suffering
noun (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins
originFrom Middle English purgatorie, from Old French purgatore, purgatorie, from Latin purgātōrium (“cleansing”). Cognate to English purge.
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