purgatory

/pˈɝɡətˌɔɹi/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a temporary condition of torment or suffering
   “a purgatory of drug abuse”
2. (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins

Words that rhyme with purgatory

• inventory
• story
• discriminatory
• glory
• quarry
• repertory
• allegory
• ambulatory
• depilatory
• dory
• hoary
• lavatory
• mandatory
• predatory
• repository
• territory
• admonitory
• category
• circulatory
• conciliatory
• dormitory
• gory
• inflammatory
• interrogatory
• laboratory
• lorry
• migratory
• obligatory
• observatory
• reformatory