Marriage, in peace, is this world's paradise; in strife, this life's purgatory.
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Purgatory
/ˈpɝɡəˌtɔɹi/
Synonyms for "purgatory" (81 found)
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abaddonasceticismavichibogbottomless pitcageclawingcold purgatorial firescoopcruciationcrucifixionday of atonementenclosurefastingfenflagellation
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (24)
gehennahadeshair shirthellhell upon earthholocausthorrorinfernal regionsinfernojahannanlacerationlancinationlimbolower worldlustrationmacerationmarshmartyrdommiremorass
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Noun(2 words)
intermediate statelimbo
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nether worldnightmarepandemoniumpassionpenpenancepenfoldpenitencepenitential actpenitential exerciseperditionpersecutionpinfoldplace of confinementplace of tormentpoundpurgationquagquagmirerack
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repentancesackcloth and ashesshades belowsheolsloughsumpswampthe abyssthe bottomless pitthe gravethe pittophettormenttortureunderworldyom kippur
Noun(4 words)
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6 entriesacademic purgatorybureaucratic purgatorylegislative purgatorypenitential purificationpurgatorial ritespiritual cleansing
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5 entriesRoman Catholic purgatorypurgatorial flamepurgatory beliefpurgatory doctrinepurgatory state
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14 total sentences available.
The invention of a purgatory, and of the releasing of souls therefrom, by prayers, bought of the church with money; the selling of pardons, dispensations, and indulgences, are revenue laws, without bearing that name or carrying that appearance.
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As soon as a coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs.
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I'm in purgatory.
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