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purgatorie

purgatorie is the obsolete spelling of purgatory.

Meaning of purgatory

Noun

purgatory (countable and uncountable, plural purgatories)

  1. Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption.
    • the purgatory of lost love

See all 3 meanings of purgatory

Forms of purgatorie

pluralpurgatories

Questions about purgatorie

What is purgatorie the obsolete spelling of?
Purgatorie is the obsolete spelling of purgatory.

Words near purgatorie in the dictionary

  1. purgatives
  2. Purgatoire
  3. purgatorial
  4. purgatorian
  5. purgatorians
  6. purgatorie
  7. purgatories
  8. purgatoriid
  9. purgatoriids
  10. purgatory
  11. purge

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