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Purgatory
Purgatory Pur"ga*to*ry, a. [L. purgatorius.]
Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory. --Burke.
Purgatory
Purgatory Pur"ga*to*ry, n. [Cf. F. 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. After this
purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are believed
to be received into heaven.
Meaning of Purgatory from wikipedia
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Purgatory (Latin: purgatorium,
borrowed into
English via Anglo-Norman and Old French) is a p****ing
intermediate state after physical death for purifying...
- "
Purgatory" is Iron Maiden's
fifth single,
released on 15 June 1981, and
would be
their last with
singer Paul Di'Anno. It
served as the
second single...
- The idea of
purgatory has
roots that date back into antiquity. A sort of proto-
purgatory called the "celestial Hades"
appears in the
writings of Plato...
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purgatory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Purgatory is, in
Roman Catholic and
other religious teachings, a
temporary state of the dead.
Purgatory...
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Purgatorio (Italian: [purɡaˈtɔːrjo];
Italian for "
Purgatory") is the
second part of Dante's
Divine Comedy,
following the
Inferno and
preceding the Paradiso...
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Purgatory is an
Indonesian metal band from Jakarta,
formed in 1991. The band
started out
originally as a
death metal group heavily influenced by Obituary...
- due
punishment or reward", and
describes Dante's
travels through ****,
Purgatory, and Heaven. Allegorically, the poem
represents the soul's
journey towards...
- St Patrick's
Purgatory is an
ancient pilgrimage site on
Station Island in
Lough Derg,
County Donegal, Ireland.
According to legend, the site
dates from...
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Purgatory Resort is a ski
resort located in the San Juan
Mountains of
Southwest Colorado, 25
miles (42 km)
north of the town of Durango.
Established in...
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Purgatory/Paradise is the
ninth studio album by
Throwing Muses. The
album was
released in the form of a book
containing song lyrics,
artwork and a code...
