mythical place vs purgatory

purgatory vs mythical place

mythical place and purgatory both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mythical place	Yes	No	No	No
purgatory	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, purgatory is a hyponym of mythical place; that is, purgatory is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mythical place:

mythical place: a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
purgatory: (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins

Other hyponyms of mythical place include afterworld, Annwfn, Annwn, Asgard, Atlantis, Brobdingnag, cloud-cuckoo-land, Cockaigne, El Dorado, eldorado, faerie, faery, fairyland, Heaven, Elysium, Hades, Hell, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld, Hell, infernal region, Inferno, nether region, perdition, pit, Houyhnhnms, Laputa, Lilliput, limbo, limbo, Midgard, dreamland, dreamworld, never-never land, Ruritania, spirit world, Sion, Utopia, Zion, wonderland.

mythical place (noun)	purgatory (noun)
a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings	(theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins
	a temporary condition of torment or suffering

Difference between mythical place and purgatory

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