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
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinurgatorypay
Starts & ends withP … Y
Syllablespur · ga · to · ry
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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