Look up: purgatory

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   purgatory
   [n] - a temporary condition of torment or suffering 2. [n] - (theology) a place where Roman Catholics think those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins
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   purgatory
   In Roman Catholic belief, a purificatory state or place where the souls of those who have died in a state of grace can expiate their venial sins, with a limited amount of suffering,...
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   Purgatory
   Pur'ga·to·ry adjective [ Latin purgatorius .] Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory. Burke.
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   Purgatory
   Pur'ga·to·ry noun [ Confer French 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 committed in this life as do not merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. Afte ...
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   purgatory
   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 committed in this life as do not merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. Af ...
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   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
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   purgatory
   noun a temporary condition of torment or suffering; `a purgatory of drug abuse`
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   Purgatory
   In Roman Catholic Christianity, `purgatory`, is a `final purification` of souls after death. Some religions have similar beliefs, if not about soul `purification`, which some of them explicitly deny, at least about the possibility of an improvement in the soul's spiritual situation following death. The Eastern Orthodox Church believes in the possibility of a change of situation for the souls of the dead through the prayers of the living and the ...
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   Purgatory
   • (n.) 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 committed in this life as do not merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins that have been ...
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    purgatory
    the condition, process, or place of purification or temporary punishment in which, according to medieval Christian and Roman Catholic belief, the ... [11 related articles]
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    purgatory
    
    1. a temporary condition of torment or suffering
    2. (theology) a place where Roman Catholics think those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins
    
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    purgatory
    purgatory (pûrg'utôr"ē) [Lat.,=place of purging], in the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, the state after death in which the soul destined for heaven is purified. Since only the perfect can enjoy the vision of God (inferred from Mat. 12.36; Rev. 21.17), and some die in...
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