"purging place" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: purging places [plural]
Etymology: Originally as a calque or translation of various Latin or Spanish terms. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|es|-}} Spanish Head templates: {{en-noun}} purging place (plural purging places)
  1. A place where purging occurs, particularly:
    (premodern medicine, obsolete) A body part where excess humors are expelled.
    Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Medicine, Buildings, Toilet (room)
    Sense id: en-purging_place-en-noun-iSy9436B Disambiguation of Buildings: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 35 41 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 34
  2. A place where purging occurs, particularly:
    (obsolete) A place where the body is purged of waste: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.
    Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Buildings, Rooms, Toilet (room) Synonyms (toilet facilities): bathroom
    Sense id: en-purging_place-en-noun-FeWDMSyy Disambiguation of Buildings: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Rooms: 29 41 30 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 35 41 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of 'toilet facilities': 29 55 17
  3. A place where purging occurs, particularly:
    (Christianity, now rare) The place where the soul is purged of sin: Purgatory.
    Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Christianity, Afterlife, Buildings, Toilet (room)
    Sense id: en-purging_place-en-noun-cnc4SRX5 Disambiguation of Afterlife: 19 13 68 Disambiguation of Buildings: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 35 41 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 34 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: place, bathroom

Inflected forms

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