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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. serving to purge or rid of sin;
- Example: "purgatorial rites"
[syn: purgatorial, purging, purifying]

2. of or resembling purgatory;
- Example: "purgatorial fires"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Purgatorial \Pur`ga*to"ri*al\, Purgatorian \Pur`ga*to"ri*an\, a.
   Of or pertaining to purgatory; expiatory.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

purgatorial
    adj 1: serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites" [syn:
           purgatorial, purging, purifying]
    2: of or resembling purgatory; "purgatorial fires"