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
Purgatory — «Purgatory» Сингл … Википедия
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
Purgatory — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Death Metal Gründung 1993 Website www.purgatory666.de … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
