pur·ga·to·ry 
/ˈpɚgəˌtori, Brit ˈpə:gətri/ noun
plural pur·ga·to·ries /ˈpɚgəˌtori, Brit ˈpə:gətri/ noun 1 Purgatory [singular] : a state after death according to Roman Catholic belief in which the souls of people who die are made pure through suffering before going to heaven 2 : a place or state of suffering [noncount] ▪ the purgatory of drug abuse [count] ▪ The marathons were jokingly referred to as one-day purgatories.
