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Detailed Translations for purgatory from English to Dutch

purgatory:

purgatory [the ~] noun

  1. the purgatory (hell-fire)
    het hellevuur; het vagevuur

Translation Matrix for purgatory:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hellevuur hell-fire; purgatory
vagevuur hell-fire; purgatory
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- ordeal

Related Words for "purgatory":

  • purgatories

Synonyms for "purgatory":

  • situation
  • imaginary place; mythical place; fictitious place

Related Definitions for "purgatory":

  1. (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins1
  2. a temporary condition of torment or suffering1
    • a purgatory of drug abuse1

Wiktionary Translations for purgatory:

purgatory
noun
  1. stage of the afterlife in Catholic theology
  2. situation causing suffering
purgatory
noun
  1. een plaats waar de zielen van gestorven personen gereinigd worden.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
purgatory vagevuur purgatoire — (religion) lieu où, selon la doctrine catholique, les âmes de ceux qui mourir en état de grâce vont expier les péchés dont ils n’ont pas fait une pénitence suffisante en ce monde.

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