| NOUN | state | purgatory | a temporary condition of torment / torment or suffering / suffering / suffering |
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| cognition | purgatory | (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins |
| Sounds | per'gahtao.riy | |
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| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | A temporary condition of torment / torment or suffering / suffering / suffering. | |
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| Example | "a purgatory of drug abuse" | |
| Broader | situation | A complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
| Spanish | purgatorio | |
| Catalan | purgatori | |
| Adjectives | purgatorial | of or resembling purgatory |
| Meaning | (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | theology, divinity | The rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth |
| Broader | imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place | A place that exists only in imagination |
| Spanish | purgatorio | |
| Catalan | purgatori | |
| Adjectives | purgatorial | of or resembling purgatory |
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