Purgatory

['pɜːgət(ə)rɪ] or ['pɝɡətɔri]

解释:

(noun.) (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.) a temporary condition of torment or suffering; 'a purgatory of drug abuse'.

杜威手打--From WordNet

解释:

(a.) Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory.

(n.) 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.

迪尔德丽手打

同义词及近义词：

n. Limbo, hell, infernal regions, shades below.

整理:雪莉