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    purgatory
    /ˈpəːɡət(ə)ri/

    noun

    • 1. (in Catholic doctrine) a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven: "all her sins were forgiven and she would not need to go to Purgatory"

    adjective

    • 1. having the quality of cleansing or purifying: archaic "infernal punishments are purgatory and medicinal"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PurgatoryPurgatory - Wikipedia

    210. What is purgatory? Purgatory is the state of those who die in God's friendship, assured of their eternal salvation, but who still have need of purification to enter into the happiness of heaven. 211. How can we help the souls being purified in purgatory?

  3. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as a “purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven,” which is experienced by those “who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified” (CCC 1030).

  4. The meaning of PURGATORY is 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.

  5. Jun 21, 2024 · purgatory, the condition, process, or place of purification or temporary punishment in which, according to medieval Christian and Roman Catholic belief, the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for heaven.

  6. PURGATORY definition: 1. the place to which Roman Catholics believe that the spirits of dead people go and suffer for the…. Learn more.

  7. Dec 18, 2020 · In this article, we’ll discuss the nature of purgatory, whether Scripture talks about purgatory, and what we can learn from this. We should note that those of the Roman Catholic tradition will most likely believe in the existence of purgatory, and those from other denominations most likely will not.

  8. Jul 19, 2023 · What Is Purgatory, according to the Catholic Church? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church purgatory is the belief that: “All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness ...

  9. Purgatory is a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God's grace, are not entirely free from venial faults.

  10. Purgatory is an intermediate state of purification between death and heaven for those who die with venial sins for an amount of time appropriate to the amount and severity of the sins as deemed by God to remove the temporal effects of sin. Contents show 1. What does Purgatory Mean? 2. Who Goes to Purgatory?

  11. Jan 22, 2024 · What the Church teaches about purgatory is very simple: “The souls of the just which, in the moment of death, are burdened with venial sins or temporal punishment due to sins, enter purgatory.” Our belief in purgatory is based on a passage from 2 Maccabees, in which the Jewish hero, Judas Maccabeus, orders prayers and sacrifices ...

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