purgatorie

English

Noun

purgatorie (countable and uncountable, plural purgatories)

1. Obsolete spelling of purgatory.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pur.ɡaˈtɔ.rje/
• Rhymes: -ɔrje
• Hyphenation: pur‧ga‧tò‧rie

Adjective

purgatorie

1. feminine plural of purgatorio

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /puːr.ɡaːˈtoː.ri.e/, [puːrɡäːˈt̪oːriɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pur.ɡaˈto.ri.e/, [purɡäˈt̪ɔːrie]

Adjective

pūrgātōrie

1. vocative masculine singular of pūrgātōrius

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pulcatorie, purcatorie, purgatoire, purgatore, purgatori, purgatory, purgatorye

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French purgatore, purgatoire, from Medieval Latin purgātōrium; equivalent to purgen +‎ -atorie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpurɡəˈtɔːriː(ə)/, /ˈpurɡətɔːriː(ə)/, /-tɔːr(ə)/, /-tɔi̯r(ə)/

Proper noun

purgatorie

1. Purgatory (place of cleansing before entry to Heaven)
2. St Patrick's Purgatory (cave in Ireland)

Descendants

• English: Purgatory

References

• “purgā̆tōrī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

purgatorie (uncountable)

1. Cleansing from sin; purgation.
2. A situation where one suffers; purgatory.

Descendants

• English: purgatory

References

• “purgā̆tōrī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.