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

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /puːr.ɡaːˈtoː.ri.e/, [puːrɡäːˈt̪oːriɛ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pur.ɡaˈto.ri.e/, [purɡäˈt̪ɔːrie]

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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