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Translate purgatory from English to German

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purgatory:
- Fegefeuer; Höllenfeuer
Wiktionary:
- purgatory → Fegefeuer, Fegfeuer, Purgatorium
- purgatory → Reinigungsort, Fegefeuer

English

Detailed Translations for purgatory from English to German

purgatory:

purgatory [the ~] noun

the purgatory (hell-fire)
Fegefeuer; Höllenfeuer
- Fegefeuer [das ~] noun
- Höllenfeuer [das ~] noun

Translation Matrix for purgatory:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Fegefeuer	hell-fire; purgatory
Höllenfeuer	hell-fire; purgatory
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	ordeal

Related Words for "purgatory":

purgatories

Synonyms for "purgatory":

situation
imaginary place; mythical place; fictitious place

Related Definitions for "purgatory":

(theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins¹
a temporary condition of torment or suffering¹
- a purgatory of drug abuse¹

Wiktionary Translations for purgatory:

purgatory

noun

stage of the afterlife in Catholic theology
- purgatory → Fegefeuer; Fegfeuer; Purgatorium

purgatory

noun

Religion: nach der römisch-katholischen Lehre ein Prozess der Läuterung, in dem die Seele eines Verstorbenen auf den Himmel vorbereitet wird
- Fegefeuer → purgatory

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• purgatory	→ Reinigungsort; Fegefeuer	↔ vagevuur — een plaats waar de zielen van gestorven personen gereinigd worden.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University