English Explanatory Dictionary

purging place

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place where purging occurs
  2. A body part where excess humors are expelled.
  3. A place where the body is purged of waste: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.
  4. The place where the soul is purged of sin: Purgatory.

Word forms

purging place purging places

Etymology

Originally as a calque or translation of various Latin or Spanish terms.

Synonyms

bathroom
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