English-Spanish translations for purgatory

• purgatorio
  No pasaremos del paraíso al purgatorio. We are not going from paradise to purgatory.
  Cuando Dante recorre el camino a través del infierno y del purgatorio, está acompañado de un guía: éste guía es Virgilio. When Dante makes his journey through hell and purgatory, he is accompanied by a guide: Virgil.
  – Señor Presidente, el purgatorio es tan desagradable como el infierno, pero uno no se queda allí indefinidamente, según me han dicho. 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