A place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven; a temporary condition of torment or suffering.
Example Sentences
After the accident, the long recovery felt like a kind of purgatory.
Example Expressions
stuck in purgatory
Synonyms
limbo, suffering, torment, ordeal, trial
Antonyms
paradise, heaven, bliss
Collocations
in purgatory, stuck in purgatory, personal purgatory
