purgatory

/pɜrgətəri/ noun
9 letters4 syllables15 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1

A temporary condition of torment or suffering.

“a purgatory of drug abuse”

2

(theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins.

WORD FORMS
Related formpurgatorial
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Pig Latinurgatorypay
Starts & ends withP … Y
Syllablespur · ga · to · ry
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