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plural of purgatory
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1
a temporary place or state in which the souls of people who die make amends for their sins
- It was a summer job that felt like purgatory to the teen.
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- blisses,
- elysian fields,
- Elysiums
- (or Elysia),
- empyreans,
- heavens,
- kingdom comes,
- New Jerusalems,
- paradises,
- skies,
- Zions
- (also Sions)
2
a place or state of temporary suffering
- We found ourselves trapped in the purgatory of a rush-hour traffic jam.
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“Purgatories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purgatories. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.
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