purgatory — /perr geuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. purgatories, adj. n. 1. (in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment that,… … Universalium
purgatory — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Medieval Latin; Anglo French purgatorie, from Medieval Latin purgatorium, from Late Latin, neuter of purgatorius purging, from Latin purgare Date: 13th century 1. an intermediate… … New Collegiate Dictionary
John Rastell — (or Rastall) (circa 1475 ndash; 1536), was an English printer and author.Born in London, he is vaguely reported by Anthony à Wood to have been educated for a time in grammaticals and philosophicals at Oxford. He became a member of Lincoln s Inn,… … Wikipedia
Dudley Fenner — Title page, An Answere unto the Confutation of John Nichols his Recantation, in all pointes of any weight conteyned in the same especially in the matters of doctrine, of purgatorie, images, the Popes honor, and the question of the church, by… … Wikipedia
Tarlton, Richard — ▪ British actor and ballad writer born , Condover, Shropshire, Eng. died Sept. 3, 1588, London English actor, ballad writer, favourite jester (fool) of Queen Elizabeth I, and the most popular comedian of his age. Tarlton takes his place in … Universalium
Floyd, John — • English missionary (1572 1649) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Floyd, John John Floyd … Catholic encyclopedia
John Floyd — John Floyd † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Floyd English missionary, wrote under the names Flud, Daniel à Jesu, Hermannus Loemelius, George White, Annosus Fidelis Verimentanus, and under the initials J. R. Some of his works have been… … Catholic encyclopedia
John Rastell — (ou Rastall), né vers 1475 à Londres, et mort en 1536 est un imprimeur et auteur anglais. Son œuvre la plus connue est The Pastyme of People, the Chronydes of dyvers Realmys and most specially of the Realme of England publiée en 1529, qui traite… … Wikipédia en Français
purgatorio — 1pur·ga·tò·rio s.m. 1. CO TS teol. secondo il dogma della Chiesa cattolica, luogo in cui le anime, già giudicate salve, dopo la morte espiano i peccati veniali prima di essere ammesse alla visione di Dio: pregare per le anime del purgatorio |… … Dizionario italiano
purgatory — pur|ga|tory [ˈpə:gətəri US ˈpə:rgəto:ri] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Anglo French; Origin: purgatorie, from Latin purgatus, past participle of purgare; PURGE1] 1.) [U] something that makes you suffer used humorously ▪ Sewing is relaxation for some,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
