Crossword-Solution: PURGATORY
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Purgatory | a. | Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory. |
| Purgatory | n. | A state or place of purification after death; according to the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified by expiating such offenses committed in this life as do not merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. After this purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are believed to be received into heaven. |
We have 18 clues for the answer “PURGATORY”
| Clue | Answers |
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| place or state of temporary suffering | 1 answer |
| Ski spot #3 | 1 answer |
| SPIRITUAL purging, place or condition of | 1 answer |
| PURGING, condition or place of | 1 answer |
| BETWEEN heaven and hell | 2 answers |
| hell on earth | 3 answers |
| middle ground | 3 answers |
| spiritual purging | 3 answers |
| nether regions | 7 answers |
| Mea culpa | 8 answers |
| expiation | 10 answers |
| limbo | 11 answers |
| place of the dead | 11 answers |
| Tribulation | 17 answers |
| Penance | 19 answers |
| insurrection | 55 answers |
| BEYOND ___ | 61 answers |
| Anguish | 63 answers |
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An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
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Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with PURGATORY (5)
She may be the most abominable old woman in the world, and make your life a purgatory; but, after all, she is _ma mère_, and you have no right to judge her.
They all {the poets quoted in the passage omitted above}, comparatively, speak FROM OUTSIDE; Browning speaks FROM INSIDE, as if an angel came to give all the hints we could receive, “‘Of that imperial palace when we came.’ He speaks of music as Dante does of Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory, because he has been there.
For it has been held that this sacrifice or work of the Mass, even though it be rendered by a wicked [and abandoned] scoundrel, frees men from sins, both in this life and also in purgatory, while only the Lamb of God shall and must do this, as has been said above.
They had all received absolution everyday before the fight began; they had been promised a free passage through purgatory and a triumphant entry into heaven.” “Well, I will tell you something; Fray Ignatius showed it to me--it was a paper printed.
And there is nothing further from my character: in love and in war, I am all for the forward movement; and these days of waiting made my purgatory.
Quotes with PURGATORY (3)
I will find you," he whispered in my ear. "I promise. If I must endure two hundred years of purgatory, two hundred years without you - then that is my punishment, which I have earned for my crimes. For I have lied, and killed, and stolen; betrayed and broken trust. But there is the one thing that shall lie in the balance. When I shall stand before God, I shall have one thing to say, to weigh against the rest." His voice dropped, nearly to a whisper, and his arms tightened aro…
People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things. You don't necessarily even have to be afraid of punishment after death; purgatory, hell, and heaven are things that a lot of people can't accept, but still a religion, it doesn't matter which, keeps a person on the right path. It isn't the fear of God but the upholding of one's own honor and conscience. How noble and good everyone could be if, every evening before falling…
It is high time that I learn to be more careful about hope, a reckless emotion for travelers. The sensible approach would be to the expect the worst, the very worst, that way you avoid grievous disappointment and who knows with a tiny bit of luck, you might even have a moderately pleasant surprise, like the difference between hell and purgatory.
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Appears in: USA TODAY.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (2001).