purgatoire

See also: Purgatoire

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pūrgātōrium (“cleansing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pyʁ.ɡa.twaʁ/
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Noun

purgatoire m (plural purgatoires)

purgatory (stage of the afterlife in Catholic theology)

Related terms

purger

Further reading

“purgatoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

grouperait, regroupait

Middle English

Proper noun

purgatoire

Alternative form of purgatorie

Noun

purgatoire

Alternative form of purgatorie

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