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TEMPORAL PUNISHMENT
The penalty that God in his justice inflicts either on earth or in Purgatory for sins, even though already forgiven as to guilt.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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