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purgatory::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | situation |
| Derivation | purgatorial |
a purgatory of drug abuse.
purgatory::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place |
| Derivation | purgatorial |
Examples of purgatory
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Families suffer when someone they love descends into the purgatory of addiction.
From the well.blogs.nytimes.com
The deal, announced last year, is still stuck in regulatory purgatory in Taipei.
From the economist.com
Well, accessing the Internet over a phone line can seem like being in purgatory.
From the newscientist.com
Do you mean you think they died in the crash and everything we saw was purgatory?
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
The two companies, which have been stuck in regulatory purgatory for over a year?
From the washingtonpost.com
It was the one about how all the characters have died and are now in purgatory.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Celtics have seemed caught in the purgatory between perception and reality.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More often than not disgraced players find sanctuary, not purgatory, on the pitch.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
With Barry Bonds in purgatory, Jones has become Dodger Stadium's public enemy.
From the ocregister.com
- A temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse"
- (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins
- Purgatory is the condition or process of purification or temporary punishment in which the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for Heaven. ...
- This is a list of minor 2000 AD stories
- PURGATORY is a short film produced by Goma Films and directed by Spanish filmmaker Isma Rubio. It was released in 2007. The film is a ten minutes long short that depicts a pub that is not what it looks like, half way between heaven and hell.
- Purgatory is Chicago Celtic Punk band The Tossers fourth studio album. It was released in 2003 on Thick Records and was their last album with the label.
- Purgatory is the name of a DC Comics supervillain.
- Purgatory is a drama by the Irish writer William Butler Yeats. It was first presented in at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 19 August 1938, a few months before Yeats' death.
- Purgatory is a 1999 western fantasy film directed by Uli Edel.
