purga: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Suffixes of purga
- purgatory«Word Popularity Bar3/5
purgatory
- noun a temporary condition of torment or suffering
- a purgatory of drug abuse
- 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
- noun a temporary condition of torment or suffering
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purgation
- noun purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
catharsis; katharsis.
- noun a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
purification.
- noun purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
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purgative
- noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
aperient; cathartic; physic.
- adjective satellite strongly laxative
cathartic; evacuant.
- noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
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purgative
- noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
aperient; cathartic; physic.
- adjective satellite strongly laxative
cathartic; evacuant.
- noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
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purgatorial
- adjective serving to purge or rid of sin
purifying; purging.
- purgatorial rites
- adjective of or resembling purgatory
- purgatorial fires
- adjective serving to purge or rid of sin
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purgation
- noun purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
catharsis; katharsis.
- noun a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
purification.
- noun purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
- purgatories1/5
purgatory
- noun a temporary condition of torment or suffering
- a purgatory of drug abuse
- 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
- noun a temporary condition of torment or suffering
Derived words of purga
- expurgated«Word Popularity Bar2/5
expurgated
- adjective satellite having material deleted
- at that time even Shakespeare was considered dangerous except in the expurgated versions
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; expurgate; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- adjective satellite having material deleted
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unexpurgated
- adjective satellite not having material deleted
- volumes of the best plays, unexpurgated"- Havelock Ellis
- adjective satellite not having material deleted
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expurgation
- noun the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
castration.
- noun the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
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compurgation
(Law) The act or practice of justifying or confirming a man's veracity by the oath of others; -- called also wager of law . SeePurgation ; alsoWager of law , underWager .
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expurgate
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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compurgator
One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See Purgation ; alsoWager of law , underWager .= character witness. All they who know me . . . will say they have reason in this matter to be my compurgators. Chillingworth.
- expurgating1/5
expurgate
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `purga`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `purga`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `purga`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `purga`, some are not.
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