köken: From Middle High German vegeviur, a calque of Latin īgnis pūrgātōrius or īgnis pūrgātiōnis. By surface analysis, fegen + Feuer. Compare Dutch vagevuur.
köken: kiiras- + tuli (“fire”), partial calque of Swedish skärseld, probably with influence from an older dialectal borrowing kiira (“clean, clear”), which is an older borrowing from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old Norse skírr).
Purgatory, purgatory (an intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification prior to entering Heaven.)
köken: From Old Danish skærseeld, skæræseld, a compound of skærelse (“purification”, obsolete) + ild (“fire”), a calque of Medieval Latin ignis purgatorius. Compare also Old West Norse skírslareldr, Norwegian skjærsild, Swedish skärseld. The first part is a verbal noun from the (obsolete) verb skære (“to shine”). See also skær (“pure”).
Purgatory, an intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification · A purgatory, any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption.
çekim: çoğul api-api penyucian
köken: Compound of api (“fire”) + penyucian, calque of Dutch vagevuur (“purgatory”, literally “sweeping fire”)