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purgatorial definition

pur·ga·to·rial (pʉr′gə tôr′ē əl)

adjective

  1. serving to atone for sins; expiatory
  2. of or like purgatory

Etymology: < LL purgatorius (see purgatory) + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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