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Purgatory
Meaning
Noun
●
In Christianity, Afterlife & Theology:
Alternative letter-case form of Purgatory
●
Any
situation
where
suffering
is
endured
,
particularly
as part of a process of redemption.
Adj
●
Tending to
cleanse
; expiatory.
Name
●
An
intermediate
state after
death
in which some of those
ultimately
destined
for Heaven must first
undergo
purification
prior to
entering
Heaven.
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Origin
purgatory
English
purgatorium
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Limbo
Heaven
Prison
Damnation
Nothingness
Paradise
Rebirth
Afterlife
Rapture
Reincarnation
Hell
Resurrection
Samsara
Sin
Salvation
Darkness
Repentance
Nirvana
Underworld
Soul
Eternity
Satan
Christ
Exile
God
Jail
Inferno
Hellfire
Penance
Sins
Despair
Baptism
Sinners
Faith
Jesus
Forgiveness
Sacrament
Prayer
Wilderness
Dante
Hades
Crucifixion
Misery
Church
Holiness
Suspended Animation
Eternal Life
Reform School
Jesus Christ
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