English-Italian translations for purgatory

• purgatorio
  Non stiamo marciando dal paradiso al purgatorio. We are not going from paradise to purgatory.
  Quando Dante percorre la strada attraverso l'inferno e il purgatorio, è accompagnato da una guida: questa guida è Virgilio. When Dante makes his journey through hell and purgatory, he is accompanied by a guide: Virgil.
  – Signor Presidente, il purgatorio è doloroso quanto l’inferno, ma non ci si resta per sempre – mi dicono. Mr President, purgatory is just as painful as hell, but you do not stay there permanently – I am told.

Definition of purgatory

• An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification prior to entering Heaven

Related words

• purgatorial
• expurgatory