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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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- bliss,
- elysian fields,
- Elysium,
- empyrean,
- heaven,
- kingdom come,
- New Jerusalem,
- paradise,
- sky,
- Zion
- (also Sion)
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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“Purgatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purgatory. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of purgatory was in the 13th century
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