Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
PURGATORIES
Noun
purgatories
plural of purgatory
Source: Wiktionary
PURGATORY
Pur"ga*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. purgatorius.]
Definition: Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory. Burke.
Pur"ga*to*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. purgatoire.]
Definition: A state or place of purification after death; according to the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified by expiating such offenses committed in this life as do not merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. After this purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are believed to be received into heaven.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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