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purgatory

/ˈpɜːɡətri/noun

उच्चारण पर्गट्री

(रोमन कैथोलिक मान्यता में) शुद्धिलोक, पापमोचन-स्थल

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  1. 1

    [U]

    (in Roman Catholic teaching) a place or state in which the souls of dead people suffer for the bad things they did while alive, so that they can become pure enough to go to heaven

    (रोमन कैथोलिक मान्यता में) शुद्धिलोक, पापमोचन-स्थल

    • Medieval paintings often show souls waiting in purgatory.
  2. 2

    [U] informal

    any place or state of suffering

    कष्टदायक स्थिति, यातना

    • Waiting for the exam results was sheer purgatory.
    • The long journey in the crowded bus was purgatory.

    Synonyms torment torture misery agony hell

    Opposite paradise heaven bliss

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

torment torture misery agony hell

Antonyms

paradise heaven bliss

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Latin word purgare, meaning 'to make pure', which also gives English the word purge.

यह Latin शब्द purgare से बना है, जिसका अर्थ 'शुद्ध करना' है, और इसी से English का purge शब्द भी बना है।