Definition of purgatory

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Definition of purgatory

  • a temporary condition of torment or suffering (noun)

    Examples

    1. a purgatory of drug abuse
  • (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins (noun)

See definition of purgatory in Merriam Webster