Definitions For Purgatory

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
  • A temporary condition of torment or suffering
  • A state after death according to Roman Catholic belief in which the souls of people who die are made pure through suffering before going to heaven
  • A place or state of suffering

Is Purgatory a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
17

The word Purgatory is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Purgatory in a Sentence

  • The purgatory of drug abuse
  • The marathons were jokingly referred to as one-day purgatories.

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