Purgatorial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

serving to purge or rid of sin

of or resembling purgatory

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˌɜːɡɐtˈɔːɹɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˌɜːɡɐtˈɔːɹɪəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˌɜːɡɐtˈɔːɹɪəl/

4 syllables Say it as /pˌɜːɡɐtˈɔːɹɪəl/.

Examples

purgatorial rites
purgatorial fires

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

purging purifying

Parts of Speech

adjective	serving to purge or rid of sin “purgatorial rites”
adjective	of or resembling purgatory “purgatorial fires”

Word Forms

purgatory

noun

a temporary condition of torment or suffering

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fegefeuer-

dient der Reinigung oder Befreiung von der Sünde

🇫🇷French

purgatoire

servir à purger ou à se débarrasser du péché

🇪🇸Spanish

del purgatorio

sirviendo para purgar o deshacerse del pecado

🇮🇹Italian

purgatorio

servire per purificare o liberarsi dal peccato

🇳🇱Dutch

vagevuur

dienend om de zonde te zuiveren of kwijt te raken

🇵🇹Portuguese

purgatório

servindo para purificar ou livrar do pecado

🇷🇺Russian

чистилище

служащий для очищения или избавления от греха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शोधन-संबंधी

पाप को शुद्ध करने या छुटकारा दिलाने के लिए सेवा करना

🇮🇳Tamil

சுத்திகரிப்பு

பாவத்தை சுத்தப்படுத்த அல்லது அகற்ற சேவை செய்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రక్షాళన చేసే

పాపాన్ని ప్రక్షాళన చేయడానికి లేదా వదిలించుకోవడానికి ఉపయోగపడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

शुद्धीकरण

पाप शुद्ध करण्यासाठी किंवा मुक्त करण्यासाठी सेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

શુદ્ધિકરણ

પાપને શુદ્ધ કરવા અથવા મુક્ત કરવા માટે સેવા આપવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶುದ್ಧೀಕರಿಸುವ

ಪಾಪವನ್ನು ಶುದ್ಧೀಕರಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ತೊಡೆದುಹಾಕಲು ಸೇವೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കുന്ന

പാപം ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കുന്നതിനോ അതിൽ നിന്ന് മുക്തിനേടുന്നതിനോ സേവിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

炼狱的

用来净化或消除罪恶

🇯🇵Japanese

煉獄の

罪を浄化または取り除くために役立つ

🇰🇷Korean

연옥의

죄를 깨끗하게 하거나 없애는 역할을 합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

luyện ngục

phục vụ để thanh lọc hoặc loại bỏ tội lỗi

🇹🇭Thai

นรก

ทำหน้าที่ชำระล้างหรือกำจัดบาป

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg menembus dosa

berfungsi untuk menyucikan atau menghilangkan dosa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مطهر من الإثم

خدمة لتطهير أو التخلص من الخطيئة

🇮🇷Persian

برزخی

خدمت برای پاکسازی یا رهایی از گناه

🇹🇷Turkish

araf

günahtan arınmaya veya kurtulmaya hizmet etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

טהרה

משמש לטיהור או להיפטר מהחטא

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