purgatory
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- noun
- /ˈpɜrɡəˌtɔri/
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purgatorio
- Many people believe that prayers can help shorten the time souls spend in purgatory.
- the doctrine of purgatory
- souls in purgatory
- belief in purgatory
There's this idea of purgatory, hell and heaven.
- There's this idea of purgatory, hell and heaven.
- And in the Catholic tradition, which is what I was trained in, there's this thing called purgatory.
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For heaven, the living could ease the passage of the dead through purgatory by their prayers.
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His soul bears the weight of it in purgatory and you're free from that sin forever.
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I do not want my soul to live in purgatory.
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In the Catholic tradition, Purgatory is a state that one's soul enters into after death.
Academic text (2005) -
The priests will tell you Purgatory's a place for atonement, rehabilitation perhaps.
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According to Catholic beliefs, purgatory is a state where souls are purified before entering heaven.
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In Roman Catholic theology, purgatory serves as a place for souls to achieve the holiness required for salvation.
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Etymology
The word purgatory comes from the Latin word purgare, which means 'to cleanse' and is the same root as pure. It was first used for a place where souls are made clean before they go to heaven, which explains its religious meaning today.