espurgatoire (c.1195)
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espurgatoire (c.1195)

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  FEW:  expurgare 3,315a / purgatorius 9,615a Gdf:  espurgatoire 3,555b GdfC: ∅ TL: espurgatoire 3,1267 DEAF:  espurgier (espurgatoire)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
espurgatoyre  

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1theol.purgatory, place where the souls of the dead receive spiritual cleansing: 
( c.1195; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  a l’espurgatoire en irrai Seint Patriz e la enterai  537
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiv1 )  Ço que hay trové ov le livre escrit d'espurgatoyre  (T) 3
espurgable  espurgacion  espurge  espurgement  espurger  purgatoire  purger 
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