Новый большой англо-русский словарь - purgatory
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purgatory
1. рел. чистилище the souls in purgatory —- души в чистилище 2. большое неудобство; пытка; мучение; страдание to sit throught a concert is purgatory to me —- высидеть концерт для меня пытка the return trip was absolute purgatory —- обратный путь был настоящим мучением 3. ам. ущелье 4. ручей протекающий по глубокому узкому ущелью 5. ам. диал. болото
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n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 the condition or supposed place of spiritual cleansing, esp. (RC Ch.) of those dying in the grace of God but having to expiate venial sins etc. 2 a place or state of temporary suffering or expiation. --adj. purifying. Derivatives purgatorial adj. Etymology: ME f. AF purgatorie, OF -oire f. med.L purgatorium, neut. of LL purgatorius (as PURGE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun (plural -ries) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French purgatorie, from Medieval Latin purgatorium, from Late Latin, neuter of purgatorius purging, from Latin purgare Date: 13th century 1. an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification; specifically a place or state of punishment wherein according to Roman Catholic doctrine the souls of those who die in God's grace may make satisfaction for past sins and so become fit for heaven 2. a place or state of temporary suffering or misery ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. Purgatory is the place where Roman Catholics believe the spirits of dead people are sent to suffer for their sins before they go to heaven. Prayers were said for souls in Purgatory. N-PROPER 2. You can describe a very unpleasant experience as purgatory. Every step of the last three miles was purgatory. ...five years of economic purgatory. = hell N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 Purgatory a place where, according to Roman Catholic beliefs, the souls of dead people must suffer for the bad things they did, until they are pure enough to enter heaven 2 humorous a place, situation, or time when you suffer a lot (It's purgatory listening to Ben trying to play the violin!) - purgatorial adj ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 12c., from M.L. purgatorium, from L.L., "means of cleansing," from neut. of purgatorius (adj.) "purging, cleansing," from L. purgare (see purge). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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