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adjective

purgātōrĭus

fem. purgātōria · neut. purgātōrium
cleansing; purgative; purgatory figuratively •
cleansing, purgative, purgatory (post-class.): medicamentum, Symm. Ep. 6, 65.—Trop.: virtutes, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 8: poenae, Aug. Civ. Dei, 7, 7: tormenta, id. ib. 21, 16.
Perseus ID: n39624 Key: purgatorius