Purgatory

A place between Heaven and Hell, where the soul is not bad enough to be sent to an eternity of damnation in Hell, but not good enough to go to Heaven, so it is sent there temporarily where the person suffers, and is purified so that it can be sent to Heaven. Heaven is depicted as being above or in the realm of the sky, while Hell is depicted as below or within the bowels of the Earth. These locations are thought to be physical. Purgatory is often depicted as a mountain mostly due to Dante's Divine Comedy, but it is also sometimes depicted as a middle realm between Heaven and Hell or a level beneath Hell. In most instances, Purgatory is simply seen as a type of limbo perhaps suspended between the upper and lower realms of Heaven and Hell. Purgatory plays a prominent role in Catholic religion. Roman Catholics, among other Christians, believe in the existence of purgatory as a realm of the afterlife, as well as Heaven and Hell.

The Catholic Church used this to pressure people to buy indulgences. The selling of indulgences has really slowed now, but back in the day it was one way the Church made money. If the indulgences were bought from the church, the purchase of the indulgence would excuse/cause God to forgive past sin, and one would spend less time in Purgatory and get to Heaven sooner. The more indulgences one bought, the more extra forgiveness was given to that person. The more the Catholic Church sold indulgences the more they could build their empire on the backs of the poor and their fear of being stuck in Purgatory for a very long time. Purgatory is unbiblical, because it makes it seem like Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for our forgiveness was not enough and places working for forgiveness back on the spiritual backs of us. Selling indulgences is totally anti Gospel, let alone unbiblical.

"Marriage is neither Heaven nor Hell, it is simply Purgatory." - Abraham Lincoln

"Of all the inhabitants of the inferno, none but Lucifer knows that Hell is Hell, and the secret function of Purgatory is to make of Heaven an effective reality." - Arnold Bennett

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ November 23, 2009

Purfa

slang for "powerful" or just a random word 2 put in a sentence.

Aww she's a purfa wee lass

by  December 20, 2008

Puran

Puran is an amazing person he will fulfill your life with light and you will be lucky to have him. He is different and is happy to show that, many people won't accept him for who he is but he will ignore them and carry on with life

Puran is the best, i lucky to know him

by Anon123456789012 July 9, 2019

urban dictionary purgatory

the time between the posting of a definition on urban dictionary and the time that it actually registers on the website

note: this is the same as facebook purgatory, the time period between the making of a friend request and the time it is accepted

boy 1: ugh, i posted that definition like a week ago, why hasn't it gone on yet
boy 2: looks like your stuck in urban dictionary purgatory

by coolkid812 November 1, 2006

Text Message Purgatory

The residence of a lost text message that has already been sent, but has not been recieved by anyone.

Girl "Did, you get my text?"
Guy "naw, sorry, must have been in text message purgatory... by the way, I think we should break up."
Girl "I texted that I was pregnant..."

by dA_pAckage January 10, 2011

Purgamatory

Purgamatory is the period of time between marriage and divorce. Once a married person has declared that they are getting a divorce they become a Purgamate and enter Purgamtory. Purgamatory and Purgamate are used as the reverse terms of engagement or fiancé. Once these words are adopted everybody would know what you are talking about quickly. Just a couple of simple, non-derogatory, extremely descriptive words to add to our vocabulary.

By using these words, people will instantly know you're in the process of divorce without asking, and you can choose to talk more about it or not get into it. We no longer have to find ourselves in a position where we feel the need to explain the messy details - and avoid getting emotional or feeling weird when we talk about it, because it's an uncomfortable situation. Now we have a word for it, and can refrain from saying 'woe is me, I'm getting divorced...'

People getting divorces are faced with having to describe their miserable situation because there has been no name for this period of time. In all other periods of the relationship lifecycle people can say one word and everybody gets the idea. Chris got married, Paul got engaged, Sally got divorced etc. Now, you can say 'Pete is in purgamatory, and people will get it, and understand the situation without you having to go into the miserable, painful details every single time.

by Purgamate October 17, 2013

Nausea Purgatory

The prolonged period of overall discomfort experienced by someone who is nauseous and has an upset stomach, but does not gain relief of their symptoms and overall discomfort via vomitting.

"I spent all night in Nausea Purgatory," said George, "If I had thrown up I would have felt better, but I just stared at the porcelein looking glass, waiting for relief that would never come..."

by Jake who shall be named. October 14, 2012