Purgatory: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French purgatorie, from Medieval Latin purgatorium, from Late Latin, neuter of purgatorius purging, from Latin purgare:
1: Intermediate state after death for expiatory purification; 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,
3: The 14th Street
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