English–French
“purgatory” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/pyʁgatwaʁ/
Example
Il croit au purgatoire.
He believes in purgatory.
How to say “purgatory” in French
“Purgatory” in French is purgatoire.
A temporary spiritual threshold where suffering removes what still separates a soul from paradise.
Example sentences with purgatoire
Les retards successifs ont transformé la semaine en un vrai purgatoire.
The successive delays turned the week into a real purgatory.
Tips for using purgatoire
- Purgatoire is masculine, so the standard forms are le purgatoire and au purgatoire, not la purgatoire or à le purgatoire.