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limbo
1[ lim-boh ]
noun
- (often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants limbo of infants and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ limbo of the fathers, or limbo of the patriarchs.
- a place or state of oblivion to which persons or things are regarded as being relegated when cast aside, forgotten, past, or out of date:
My youthful hopes are in the limbo of lost dreams.
- an intermediate, transitional, or midway state or place.
- a place or state of imprisonment or confinement.
limbo
2[ lim-boh ]
noun
- a dance from the West Indies, originally for men only, in which the dancer bends backward from the knees and moves with a shuffling step under a horizontal bar that is lowered after each successive pass.
limbo
1/ ˈɪəʊ /
noun
- often capital RC Church the supposed abode of infants dying without baptism and the just who died before Christ
- an imaginary place for lost, forgotten, or unwanted persons or things
- an unknown intermediate place or condition between two extremes
in limbo
- a prison or confinement
limbo
2/ ˈɪəʊ /
noun
- a Caribbean dance in which dancers pass, while leaning backwards, under a bar
limbo
- In the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church regarding the afterlife, the condition of innocent persons who die without benefit of baptism ; those in limbo do not suffer damnation , but they do not enjoy the presence of God. Limbo means “a bordering place.”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of limbo1
Word History and Origins
Origin of limbo1
Origin of limbo2
Idioms and Phrases
see in limbo .Example Sentences
It therefore seems inconceivable that he finds himself in such limbo but with Partey there is plenty to consider.
Hundreds of millions of pounds have been spent creating one of the UK's most secretive new research centres, but the project in Harlow has been in limbo since March 2023.
Victims of the Eaton fire said Thursday they are in limbo, maxing out their credit cards and hopping from one rental to another while they wait for their claims to be resolved.
Abrego Garcia is not the only person who has been held in legal limbo by the Trump administration as part of its crackdown on “illegal immigrants” and foreign “troublemakers.”
For a good while, the breezy chuckles in “Sacramento” stem from the eccentric clash of priorities and temperaments of a certain kind of limbo male whose sociability skills have soured.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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