purgatoire
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin purgātōrium (“cleansing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pyʁ.ɡa.twaʁ/
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Noun
purgatoire m (plural purgatoires)
- purgatory (stage of the afterlife in Catholic theology)
Related terms
- purger
Further reading
- “purgatoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- grouperait, regroupait
Middle English
Proper noun
purgatoire
- Alternative form of purgatorie
Noun
purgatoire
- Alternative form of purgatorie