PURGATORY

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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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("purgatory" is a kind of...):

fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)

Domain category:

divinity; theology (the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth)

Derivation:

purgatorial (of or resembling purgatory)

Meaning:

A temporary condition of torment or suffering

Example:

a purgatory of drug abuse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("purgatory" is a kind of...):

situation (a complex or critical or unusual difficulty)

Derivation:

purgatorial (of or resembling purgatory)