purgatorie

English

Noun

purgatorie (countable and uncountable, plural purgatories)

  1. Obsolete spelling of purgatory

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pur.ɡaˈtɔ.rje/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrje
  • Hyphenation: pur‧ga‧tò‧rie

Adjective

purgatorie

  1. feminine plural of purgatorio

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

pūrgātōrie

  1. vocative masculine singular of pūrgātōrius

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French purgatore, purgatoire, from Medieval Latin purgātōrium; equivalent to purgen + -atorie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpurɡəˈtɔːriː(ə)/, /ˈpurɡətɔːriː(ə)/, /-tɔːr(ə)/, /-tɔi̯r(ə)/

Proper noun

purgatorie

  1. Purgatory (place of cleansing before entry to Heaven)
  2. St Patrick's Purgatory (cave in Ireland)

Descendants

  • English: Purgatory

References

Noun

purgatorie (uncountable)

  1. Cleansing from sin; purgation.
  2. A situation where one suffers; purgatory.

Descendants

References

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