noun [U]
1 (usually Purgatory) (in Roman Catholic teaching) a place or state in which the souls of dead people suffer for the bad things they did when they were living, so that they can become pure enough to go to heaven
2 (spoken, humorous) any place or state of suffering:
Getting up at four o'clock every morning is sheer purgatory.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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