purgatorie

English

Noun

purgatorie (countable and uncountable, plural purgatories)

Obsolete spelling of purgatory

Latin

Adjective

pūrgātōrie

vocative masculine singular of pūrgātōrius

Middle English

Alternative forms

pulcatorie, purcatorie, purgatoire, purgatore, purgatori, purgatory, purgatorye

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French purgatore, purgatoire, from Medieval Latin purgātōrium; equivalent to purgen +‎ -atorie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpurɡəˈtɔːriː(ə)/, /ˈpurɡətɔːriː(ə)/, /-tɔːr(ə)/, /-tɔi̯r(ə)/

Proper noun

purgatorie

Purgatory (place of cleansing before entry to Heaven)
St Patrick's Purgatory (cave in Ireland)

Descendants

English: Purgatory

References

“purgā̆tōrī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

purgatorie (uncountable)

Cleansing from sin; purgation.
A situation where one suffers; purgatory.

Descendants

English: purgatory

References

“purgā̆tōrī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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