Definition: “According to the teaching of the [Roman Catholic] Church, the state, place, or condition in the next world . . . where the souls of those who die in the state of grace, but not yet free from all imperfection, make expiation for unforgiven venial sins or for the temporal punishment due to venial and mortal sins that have already been forgiven and, by so doing, are purified before they enter heaven.”
Ingcaciso: “Ngokwemfundiso yeCawa [yamaRoma Katolika], yindawo, okanye yimeko kwihlabathi elilandelayo . . . apho imiphefumlo yabo bafe bekwimeko yokusikelelwa, kodwa isenesono, icela khona ukuxolelwa izono ezincinane engekaxolelwa ngazo okanye apho ifumana khona isohlwayo sokwexeshana esibangelwa zizono ezincinane nezibulalayo esele zixolelwe ibe, ngokwenjenjalo ingcwaliswa ngaphambi kokungena ezulwini.”jw2019 jw2019