purgatory
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often capitalized in the sense shown in 2).
purgatory(
puhr
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guh
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to
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ri
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el purgatorio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Our life has been purgatory ever since the new neighbors moved in.Nuestra vida ha sido un purgatorio desde que se instalaron los nuevos vecinos.
2. (religious)
a. el purgatorio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We must pray for their souls, to release them from purgatory.Debemos rezar por sus almas, para liberarlas del purgatorio.
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