Vocabulary Word
Word: purgatory
Definition: place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the souls must expiate their sins
Definition: place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the souls must expiate their sins
Sentences Containing 'purgatory'
If thou art a soul in torment, say so, and all that my powers can do I will do for thee; for I am a Catholic Christian and love to do good to all the world, and to this end I have embraced the order of knight-errantry to which I belong, the province of which extends to doing good even to souls in purgatory."
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