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*1: an intermediate [[state]] after [[death]] for expiatory purification; specifically : a place or [[state]] of [[punishment]] wherein according to Roman Catholic [[doctrine]] the souls of those who die in [[God]]'s [[grace]] may make satisfaction for past sins and so become fit for [[heaven]]

*1: an intermediate [[state]] after [[death]] for expiatory purification; specifically : a place or [[state]] of [[punishment]] wherein according to Roman Catholic [[doctrine]] the souls of those who die in [[God]]'s [[grace]] may make satisfaction for past sins and so become fit for [[heaven]]

*2: a place or state of temporary [[suffering]] or misery  

*2: a place or state of temporary [[suffering]] or misery  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Purgatory''' is the condition or [[process]] of [[purification]] or temporary punishment in which, it is believed, the [[souls]] of those who die in a state of [[grace]] are made ready for [[Heaven]]. This is a [[theological]] [[idea]] that has ancient [[roots]] and is well-attested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christian early Christian] literature, while the [[poetic]] conception of purgatory as a geographically situated place is largely the [[creation]] of medieval Christian [[piety]] and imagination.

'''Purgatory''' is the condition or [[process]] of [[purification]] or temporary punishment in which, it is believed, the [[souls]] of those who die in a state of [[grace]] are made ready for [[Heaven]]. This is a [[theological]] [[idea]] that has ancient [[roots]] and is well-attested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christian early Christian] literature, while the [[poetic]] conception of purgatory as a geographically situated place is largely the [[creation]] of medieval Christian [[piety]] and imagination.