The Catholic belief of the purification of a soul before entering into heaven based on 1 Corinthians 3:11–15 and Matthew 5:25–26, 12:31–32.
The person in friendship with God but without a perfectly clean soul will go through purgatory first.
by Whattachick November 15, 2016
by ChuckNorris360 November 16, 2009
by Corrumba March 17, 2017
A demonic area where souls of demons ghosts and ghouls go when they die.
They are cursed to spend an eternity hunting and killing each other in a hell like dimension
They are cursed to spend an eternity hunting and killing each other in a hell like dimension
Person 1: I herd that purgatorys where bad people go
Person 2: that's hell, bad people go to hell, but dead demons and ghouls go to purgatory
Person 2: that's hell, bad people go to hell, but dead demons and ghouls go to purgatory
by xXFireTearsXx November 29, 2016
That place on Facebook where your friend requests reside before you accept them as your friend. If someone requests to be your friend you can keep them in purgatory by neither accepting nor rejecting their friendship.
by nlitwiller October 29, 2006
A celestial waiting room where christians are punished so that they may atone for their sins before passing into heaven, as written in the Divine Comedy by Dante Algheri. Purgatory is very unlike hell in that it is simply temporary.
If you follow dante's reasoning, most people will spend at least some time in purgatory before they are allowed through the gates of heaven.
by Nathan July 18, 2004
A part of the afterlife where souls are kept until they are allowed to enter heaven. Catholics (such as Dante Alighieri) believe in this because they think souls need to be clean before they can be allowed into heaven, as opposed to Protestants who believe that accepting Jesus as one's personal savior entitles one to heaven automatically no matter how filthy your soul is.
It is unpleasant and fiery like hell, but the souls there are not like the damned, in that they love God and are already saved. Part of the torment is the waiting. A "term" in purgatory can vary widely in length, from a few minutes to the end of the world, and in intensity, from "just slightly less bad than hell" to simply kept in a waiting room. Like prison, visitations by angels and saints are allowed for some souls.
It is unpleasant and fiery like hell, but the souls there are not like the damned, in that they love God and are already saved. Part of the torment is the waiting. A "term" in purgatory can vary widely in length, from a few minutes to the end of the world, and in intensity, from "just slightly less bad than hell" to simply kept in a waiting room. Like prison, visitations by angels and saints are allowed for some souls.
Purgatory: because your sins have to be burned off.
Purgatory: the final processing.
Purgatory: a very unpleasant place, but at least you age in reverse.
Purgatory: hot time in the celestial big house.
Purgatory: the final processing.
Purgatory: a very unpleasant place, but at least you age in reverse.
Purgatory: hot time in the celestial big house.
by BGMan April 19, 2008