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Synonyms for purgatory
ˈpɜr gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr ipur·ga·to·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
purgatorynoun
a temporary condition of torment or suffering
"a purgatory of drug abuse"
purgatorynoun
(theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins
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purgatorynoun
Synonyms:
limbo, hell, infernal regions, shades below
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How to use purgatory in a sentence?
A fair woman is a paradise to the eye, a purgatory to the purse, and a hell to the soul.
PayPal is in an awkward kind of purgatory with John Rainey leaving.
We are usually stuck in purgatory because we can’t invest in the highest-growth non-dividend payers and we aren’t interested in the lowest quality stocks either, we’re ... waiting for more opportunities like this.
Neither Heaven nor Hell. It is simply Purgatory.
History will be erased in the universal purgatory.
Translations for purgatory
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- مطهرArabic
- чысьцецBelarusian
- чистилищеBulgarian
- purgatoriCatalan, Valencian
- očistecCzech
- skærsildDanish
- Purgatorium, Fegfeuer, FegefeuerGerman
- καθαρτήριοGreek
- purgatorioEsperanto
- purgatorioSpanish
- puhastustuli, purgatooriumEstonian
- garbitokiBasque
- kiirastuliFinnish
- purgatoireFrench
- purgatorioGalician
- כור המצרףHebrew
- purgatóriumHungarian
- քավարանArmenian
- hreinsunareldurIcelandic
- purgatorioItalian
- מכורHebrew
- 煉獄Japanese
- 煉獄, 연옥Korean
- purgatoriumLatin
- skaistyklaLithuanian
- чистилиштеMacedonian
- vagevuurDutch
- skjærsilden, purgatorietNorwegian
- czyściecPolish
- suplício, purgatórioPortuguese
- purgatoriuRomanian
- чистилищеRussian
- чистилиште, čistilišteSerbo-Croatian
- očistecSlovak
- viceSlovene
- purgatorAlbanian
- skärseldenSwedish
- பாவக்கடன்Tamil
- purgatoryoTagalog
- чистилищеUkrainian
- purgatorVolapük
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