- PURGATORY
- a ROMAN CATHOLIC doctrine which teaches that after death SOULS must be purified before they can enter HEAVEN. The doctrine was the basis for INDULGENCES and PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
PURGATORY
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Purgatory — • A place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God s grace, are, not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Purgatory — Purgatory, in the original sense, is the condition or process of purification or temporary punishment in which the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for heaven, an idea that has ancient roots and is well attested in early… … Wikipedia
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Purgatory — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Purgatory» Sencillo de Iron Maiden del álbum Killers Lado B Genghis Khan Publicación 15 de junio de 1981 … Wikipedia Español
Purgatory — Pur ga*to*ry, a. [L. purgatorius.] Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purgatory — Pur ga*to*ry, n. [Cf. F. purgatoire.] A state or place of purification after death; according to the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified by expiating such offenses… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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purgatory — (n.) early 13c., from M.L. purgatorium (St. Bernard, early 12c.), from L.L., means of cleansing, noun use of neuter of purgatorius (adj.) purging, cleansing, from L. purgare (see PURGE (Cf. purge)) … Etymology dictionary
purgatory — [n] hell Abaddon*, abyss, bottomless pit*, everlasting fire*, fire and brimstone*, Gehenna, Hades, infernal regions, limbo, lower world, nether world, perdition, pit, place of torment, suffering, underworld; concepts 370,435,674 … New thesaurus
purgatory — ► NOUN (pl. purgatories) 1) (in Catholic doctrine) a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are atoning for their sins before going to heaven. 2) mental anguish. DERIVATIVES purgatorial adjective. ORIGIN Latin… … English terms dictionary
purgatory — [pʉr′gə tôr΄ē] n. pl. purgatories [ME purgatorie < OFr & ML(Ec): OFr purgatoire < ML(Ec) purgatorium < LL purgatorius, cleansing < L purgare: see PURGE] 1. [often P ] Theol. a state or place in which, in Rom. Catholicism and other… … English World dictionary
