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单词 St Patrick's Purgatory
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Definition of St Patrick's Purgatory in English:

St Patrick's Purgatory

(also Purgatory of St Patrick)
noun
  • (The name of) a cavern on an island in Lough Derg, Co. Donegal, Ireland, where according to legend Christ appeared to St Patrick, and showed him a deep pit in which whoever spent one day and one night could behold the torments of hell and the joys of heaven.

Origin

Middle English.

 
 

Definition of St Patrick's Purgatory in US English:

St Patrick's Purgatory

(also Purgatory of St Patrick)
noun
  • (The name of) a cavern on an island in Lough Derg, Co. Donegal, Ireland, where according to legend Christ appeared to St Patrick, and showed him a deep pit in which whoever spent one day and one night could behold the torments of hell and the joys of heaven.

Origin

Middle English.

 
 
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