1. relating to or resembling purgatory; involving suffering or purification
Usage: religious
2. extremely unpleasant or painful, as if involving punishment or torment
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The patient endured a purgatorial recovery period after the surgery.
• Medieval art often depicted purgatorial flames cleansing souls.
• The final exam was a purgatorial experience for unprepared students.
• She described the long wait in the hospital as purgatorial.
• The novel explores themes of purgatorial suffering and redemption.
• His purgatorial journey through addiction led to spiritual awakening.