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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pur•ga•to•ri•al (pûr′gə tôr′ē əl, -tōr′-),USA pronunciation adj. - removing or purging sin;
expiatory:purgatorial rites. - of, pertaining to, or like purgatory.
- purgatory + -al1 1490–1500
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˌpurgaˈtorial /ˌpɜːɡəˈtɔːrɪəl/ adj - serving to purify from sin
- of, relating to, or like purgatory
ˌpurgaˈtorially adv pur•ga•to•ry /ˈpɜrgəˌtɔri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - Religion[uncountable] (esp. in Roman Catholic belief ) a place or state following death in which souls not condemned to hell are purified of lesser sins or undergo the punishment still remaining for forgiven mortal sins and are thereby made ready for heaven.
- a state or place of temporary suffering: [countable]The stuffy subway car was a purgatory to be endured.[uncountable]The experience was pure purgatory.
pur•ga•to•ri•al, adj. See -pur-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pur•ga•to•ry (pûr′gə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, adj. n. - Religion(in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment that, after the guilt of mortal sin has been remitted, still remains to be endured by the sinner.
(cap., italics) Italian, Pur•ga•to•rio(po̅o̅r′gä tô′ryô).USA pronunciation the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, in which the repentant sinners are depicted. Cf. inferno (def. 3), paradise (def. 7).- any condition or place of temporary punishment, suffering, expiation, or the like.
adj. - serving to cleanse, purify, or expiate.
- Late Latin pūrgātōrius
- Medieval Latin pūrgātōrium, noun, nominal use of neuter of Late Latin pūrgātōrius purging, equivalent. to pūrgā(re) to purge + -tōrius -tory1; (adjective, adjectival) Middle English purgatorie
- Anglo-French)
- (noun, nominal) Middle English purgatorie (1175–1225
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