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.