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PURG'ATORY, a. [L. purgatorius, from purgo, to purge.]
Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory.
PURG'ATORY, n. Among catholics, a supposed place or state after death, in which the souls of persons are purified, or in which they expiate such offenses committed in this life, as do not merit eternal damnation. After this purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are supposed to be received into heaven.
Tending to cleanse; cleansing;
expiatory.
Burke. A state or place of purification after death;
according to the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to
exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified by
expiating such offenses committed in this life as do not merit eternal
damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins
that have been forgiven. After this purgation from the impurities of
sin, the souls are believed to be received into heaven.
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