Hell
Hell noun - The place of punishment for the wicked after death.
Usage example: condemned to hell for their sins
Purgatory is a synonym for hell in misery topic. In some cases you can use "Purgatory" instead a noun "Hell", when it comes to topics like bad situation.
Purgatory
Purgatory noun - (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins.
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Synonyms for Purgatory
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How words are described
| full | full hell | full purgatory |
| pure | pure hell | pure purgatory |
| special | special hell | special purgatory |
| typical | typical hell | typical purgatory |
| Other adjectives: endless, absolute, eternal, Christian, aforementioned, nightmarish, self-inflicted. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- So if you're Christian, you'll get heaven/hell/purgatory, if you're Hindu you'll get reincarnated.
Source: Self-Inflicted Hell - Featured rather ironically (heaven, purgatory and hell are all identical, except that the TV explaining the situation is increasingly cheaper in the worse afterlives) in Fifty Percent Grey.
Source: The Nothing After Death - Purgatory and Hell are exactly the same, except the TV is cheaper and the explanation is different.
Source: Hell of a Heaven
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