All 4 Uses of
purgatory
in
Gone with the Wind
- When she had finished her prayers for those beneath the roof of Tara, her father, mother, sisters, three dead babies and "all the poor souls in Purgatory," she clasped her white beads between long fingers and began the Rosary.†
Chpt 1.4 *
- When Ashley came to the part of the prayers concerning the souls in Purgatory, which Carreen had marked for him to read, he abruptly closed the book.†
Chpt 4.40
- Ashley knew that half the people present had never heard of Purgatory and those who had would take it as a personal affront, if he insinuated, even in prayer, that so fine a man as Mr. O'Hara had not gone straight to Heaven.†
Chpt 4.40
- So, in deference to public opinion, he skipped all mention of Purgatory.†
Chpt 4.40
Definition:
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(purgatory) a temporary condition of torment or suffering
or in Roman Catholic theology: the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to pay for their sins