Associations to the word «Purgatory»
Noun
- Redemption
- Judgment
- Pilgrim
- Mortal
- Gwen
- Resurrection
- Devotion
- Baptism
- Faithful
- Piety
- Trent
- Holiness
- Deduction
- Creed
- Zane
- Walls
- Beckett
- Believer
- Immortality
- Mane
- Virgin
- Ascent
- Ghost
- Confession
- Belief
- Buddhism
- Protestantism
- Pope
- Comedy
- Conception
- Catholicism
- Pavement
- Divine
- Ferrara
- Catholic
- Theology
- Mass
- Vision
- Cosmology
- Living
- Saint
- Olympus
- Angel
- Christ
- Procession
- Roth
- Rite
- Karma
- Genoa
- Parry
- Shepard
- Merit
- Abbot
- Carmel
- Suffrage
- Reconciliation
- Augustine
- Miniseries
- Mercy
- Flame
- Vocation
- Journey
- Notion
- Madonna
- Guilt
- Orthodox
- Spirituality
- Revelation
- Sermon
- Reward
- Altar
- Grace
- Suicide
Adjective
Wiktionary
PURGATORY, noun. (theology) In Catholicism, the stage of the afterlife where souls suffer for their sins before they can enter heaven
PURGATORY, noun. Any situation causing suffering
PURGATORY, adjective. Tending to cleanse; expiatory.
Dictionary definition
PURGATORY, noun. A temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse".
PURGATORY, 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.
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.