purgatory
[noun]
Synonyms: swamp, bog, fen, marsh, mire, morass, quag, quagmire, sloug

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pur‧ga‧tory /ˈpɜːɡətəri $ ˈpɜːrɡətɔːri/ noun
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: purgatorie, from Latin purgatus, past participle of purgare; ⇒ purge¹]

1. [uncountable] something that makes you suffer – used humorously:
Sewing is relaxation for some, purgatory for others.

2. Purgatory in Roman Catholic belief, a place where the souls of dead people suffer until they are pure enough to enter heaven
—purgatorial /ˌpɜːɡəˈtɔːriəl◂ $ ˌpɜːr-/ adjective

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