purgatory

A state in which the souls of those who have died in grace must expiate their sins.

A place or condition of suffering, expiation, or remorse.

Tending to cleanse or purge.

Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory.

In the belief of Roman Catholics and others, a place of purgation in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment which, after the guilt of mortal sin has been remitted, still remains to be endured by the sinner.

Any place or state of temporary suffering or oblivion.

A gorge or cleft between perpendicular or steeply inclined walls of rock.

Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory.

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.

In Catholicism, the stage of the afterlife where souls suffer for their sins before they can enter heaven