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Sushi Purgatory

The time of day, between 2 and 4 in the afternoon, where sushi restaurants are closed between lunch and dinner, making it excessively hard to find sushi.
We tried 4 different restaurants, but found ourselves trapped in sushi purgatory.
by Memoric powers October 4, 2009
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purgatory

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 17, 2004
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Dating purgatory

That awkward stage when you are seeing someone and you have yet to have "the talk" about what the two of you want.
girl 1: so what is going on between you and what's his name?
girl 2: well we go out on dates and we're friends, but we haven't had that talk yet.
girl 1: oh, so you're in dating purgatory.
by cdfv April 26, 2010
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Legal Purgatory

This is when a project goes to legal for review and just sits there for an eternity.
My form letter has been in legal purgatory for a year now.
by Donna Marie Jendritza June 21, 2008
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Wedding Purgatory

A state of being somewhere being wedding heaven and wedding hell. This usually occurs when plans are not going quite as smoothly as the bride-to-be had hoped, but have not yet reached the point to where she must turn into Bridezilla to get things done.
Jessica: “Congratulations Cindy! Enjoy this time! Aren’t you so excited about your wedding?!”

Future Bridezilla: “Eh – this isn’t as much fun as I thought it would be. Really, I’ve been stuck in Wedding Purgatory for a while now.”
by Muffy Culbreath March 19, 2009
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purgatory

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.
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.
by BGMan April 19, 2008
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Purgatory

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
"Man, being with her sometimes makes me feel like I"m in purgatory."
by Fox-kun January 7, 2008
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