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purgatorius.

of or related to making clean, purificatory

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[puːr.ɡaːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Classical-Latin[pur.ɡaˈtɔː.ri.us]
  1. of or related to making clean, purificatory

    Late-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. cleansing, purgative, purgatory

    Late-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. cleansing, purgative, purgatory (as the name of a herb)

    Late-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · feminine
  4. cleansing the soul, the spirit

    Late-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From pūrgō (“to cleanse”) + -tōrius. Attested from about the 5th century.

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