purgatorial

[ pur-guh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]

/ ˌpɜr gəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

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adjective

removing or purging sin; expiatory: purgatorial rites.

of, relating to, or like purgatory.

Origin of purgatorial

First recorded in 1490–1500; purgatory + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM purgatorial

non·pur·ga·to·ri·al, adjective

Words nearby purgatorial

pure reason, purfle, purgation, purgative, Purgatoire, purgatorial, purgatory, purge, purging nut, puri, Purification of the Virgin Mary

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Example sentences from the Web for purgatorial

All this vexation makes a cold and headache doubly intolerable, and I am in a most purgatorial state on this "good Sunday."
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
The subsequent restoration of Israel shows that the fires to which the elegist here calls our attention were purgatorial.
Expositor's Bible: The Song of Solomon|Walter Adeney
Shall we invest with like purgatorial powers the flaming swords that barred the way to Paradise?
Nature Mysticism|J. Edward Mercer
Purgatorial pains—unless indeed they should prove eternal—are insufficient punishment for the impious man who invented Allegory.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)|John Wilson

"Twenty years is a long time to remain away from the one you say you love," she declared, with a purgatorial touch.
Strictly Business|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for purgatorial

purgatorial

/ (ˌpɜːɡəˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

serving to purify from sin

of, relating to, or like purgatory

Derived forms of purgatorial

purgatorially, adverb

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单词	purgatorial
释义	purgatorial [ pur-guh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ] / ˌpɜr gəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR purgatorial ON THESAURUS.COM adjective removing or purging sin; expiatory: purgatorial rites. of, relating to, or like purgatory. Origin of purgatorial First recorded in 1490–1500; purgatory + -al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM purgatorial non·pur·ga·to·ri·al, adjective Words nearby purgatorial pure reason, purfle, purgation, purgative, Purgatoire, purgatorial, purgatory, purge, purging nut, puri, Purification of the Virgin Mary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for purgatorial All this vexation makes a cold and headache doubly intolerable, and I am in a most purgatorial state on this "good Sunday." George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)\|George Eliot The subsequent restoration of Israel shows that the fires to which the elegist here calls our attention were purgatorial. Expositor's Bible: The Song of Solomon\|Walter Adeney Shall we invest with like purgatorial powers the flaming swords that barred the way to Paradise? Nature Mysticism\|J. Edward Mercer Purgatorial pains—unless indeed they should prove eternal—are insufficient punishment for the impious man who invented Allegory. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)\|John Wilson "Twenty years is a long time to remain away from the one you say you love," she declared, with a purgatorial touch. Strictly Business\|O. Henry British Dictionary definitions for purgatorial purgatorial / (ˌpɜːɡəˈtɔːrɪəl) / adjective serving to purify from sin of, relating to, or like purgatory Derived forms of purgatorial purgatorially, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to purgatorial purging, expiatory, laxative, lustral, lustrative, physic, purificatory, aperient, aperitive, emetic
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purgatorial

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for purgatorial

adjective

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