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purgatory /'pxgatn US: -to: ri; 'pjgaon/ n (pl -ries) 1 (esp in RC doctrine) condition after death in which the soul is purified in preparation for heaven; place where souls are so purified. (尤指天主敎敎义中)死后灵魂需要受涤净以备上天堂之情况; 涤罪; 涤罪所; 炼狱。 2 any place of temporary suffering or expiation. 暂时受苦或赎罪之所。 pur gatorial /,pXgs't2: ris!; , p38s'toris1/ adj of ~. 海罪的; 炼狱的。 |