Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purgatorian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pur-ga-to-ri-an
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who holds to the doctrine of purgatory.

Example Sentences

"we must either suppose that passage to be metaphorical , or hold with many divines , and all the Purgatorians , that departed souls do not all at once arrive at the utmost perfection of which they are capable"

Etymology

From purgatory + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: purgatory

Inflected Forms

purgatorians (plural)

Questions

What does purgatorian mean?: One who holds to the doctrine of purgatory.
Where does purgatorian come from?: From purgatory + -ian.

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