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
Where one ends up when they're in a relationship that they're desperately trying to escape from; "Being stuck in limbo" unable to escape their relationship
by Fox-kun December 18, 2007
A state of mind that Roman Catholics believe you go to if you have sinned on earth but you believe in Jesus. You stay in purgatory untill you have paid off all your sins, however some people stay there forever.
If I used to ask myself over a coffin: "What good did it do the occupant to be born?" I now put the same question about anyone alive
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by alice January 19, 2005
When 2 people are obviously into each other and behave like a couple, but don't actually go out...yet. This may be due to one or both of the people being uncomfortable with being in a committed relationship.
Are Josh and Carley dating yet? I mean they might as well at this point, they're just floating around in relationship purgatory. They would just be doing the same stuff anyway.
by Lanna DR October 08, 2013
The waiting room was like purgatory
by Twilight Omega June 02, 2007
"Let me show you the way to gazumping, stress and poverty," said the Estate Agent to the newleyweds.
by sachi D February 21, 2005
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