purgatory

intermediate state after death for purification, according to the belief of some Christians
Intangible religious_concept Q566
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purgatory

Summary

purgatory is a religious concept[1]. purgatory ranks in the top 3% of religious_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,074 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • purgatory's instance of is recorded as religious concept[3].
  • purgatory's instance of is recorded as mythical location[4].
  • purgatory is part of Christian mythology[5].
  • purgatory's Commons category is recorded as Purgatory[6].
  • purgatory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Purgatory[7].
  • purgatory's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • purgatory's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[9].
  • purgatory's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • purgatory's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • purgatory's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12].
  • purgatory's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • purgatory's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • purgatory's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • purgatory's native label is recorded as pūrgātōrium[16].
  • purgatory's different from is recorded as Purgatori[17].
  • purgatory's P14470 is recorded as Locations/Purgatory[18].
  • purgatory's P14483 is recorded as p/purgatorio[19].
  • purgatory's P14541 is recorded as 3yeZgK[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include religious concept[3] and mythical location[4].

Use and Application

purgatory is part of Christian mythology[5].

Influence

Things named for purgatory include Purgatory[21], a film[22], directed by Alexander Nevzorov[23].

Why It Matters

purgatory ranks in the top 3% of religious_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,074 views/month).[2] purgatory has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] purgatory is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for purgatory include Purgatory[21], a film[22], directed by Alexander Nevzorov[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → p/purgatorio
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: d/defensa-catolica-sobre-el-purgatorio, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275195|batch #275195]]"
  2. 18d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → p/purgatorio
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14483]]: d/defensa-catolica-sobre-el-purgatorio"
  3. 27d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orthodoxwiki id (english) → 8949
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7819]]: 8949"
  4. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Purgatory
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Locations/Purgatory, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → economic capital
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295385, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  6. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3yeZgK
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  7. 14w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → skaistykla
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: skaistykla"
  8. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → purgatory
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: purgatory, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952899|purgatory (#289952899)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  9. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0202361-ocistec
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0202361-ocistec, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  10. 18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  11. 18w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → p/purgatorio
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: p/purgatorio, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  12. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → religious concept, mythical location
    Part of → Christian mythology
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27530, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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