purgatoire
See also: Purgatoire
French
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Medieval Latin pūrgātōrium (“cleansing”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpurgatoire m (plural purgatoires)
- purgatory (stage of the afterlife in Catholic theology)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “purgatoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editProper noun
editpurgatoire
- Alternative form of purgatorie
Noun
editpurgatoire
- Alternative form of purgatorie
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