Limbo Definition

lĭmbō
limbos
noun
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In some Christian theologies, the eternal abode or state, neither heaven nor hell, of the souls of infants or others dying in original sin but free of grievous personal sin, or, before the coming of Christ, the temporary abode or state of all holy souls after death.
Webster's New World
Any intermediate, indeterminate state.
Webster's New World
A place or condition of confinement, neglect, or oblivion.
Webster's New World
A dance, originated in the West Indies, in which the dancers bend from the knees as far back as possible to pass beneath a horizontal bar that is set lower and lower.
Webster's New World
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Plural:
limbos

Origin of Limbo

  • Middle English from Medieval Latin (in) limbō (in) Limbo ablative of limbus Limbo (conventionally thought to exist on the outer border of Hell) from Latin border

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin limbus (“border”) (cognate with limp), notably in the (ablative) expression in limbo (“on the edge”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Word of uncertain West Indian (notably Jamaican) origin, probably an alteration of limber as it is a physical agility test.

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably ultimately of African origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Limbo Sentence Examples

  • The Pentactaea, at all events as it sprang from the brain of Semon, must pass to the limbo of mythological ancestors.

  • The number of chemicals which have been proposed from time to time for the purification of oils and fats is almost legion, and so long as the nature of oils and fats was little understood, a secret trade in oil-purifying chemicals flourished, With our present knowledge most of these chemicals may be removed into the limbo of useless things.

  • Matthew Paris said that he had a heart of wax; Dante relegated him to the limbo of ineffectual souls; and later generations have endorsed these scathing judgments.

  • At the moment, charities exist in a form of political limbo.

  • Play Mexican music and have guests take turns going under the limbo stick.

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Words Starting With

LLILIM

Words Ending With

OBOMBO

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