Definition of limbo Limbo

/lɪˈmbow/ - [limbow] - lim•bo

We found 11 definitions of limbo from 7 different sources.

What does limbo mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: limboes
limbo - (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)
		fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
limbo - an imaginary place for lost or neglected things
limbo - the state of being disregarded or forgotten
		oblivion

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Wiktionary

limbo (Noun)
The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ limbus patruum and those of unbaptized but innocent children limbus infantum.
limbo (Noun)
Any in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.
limbo (Noun)
A dance played by taking turns crossing under a horizontal bar or stick. The stick is lowered with each round, and the game is won by the player who passes under the bar in the lowest position.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

limbo (n.)
Alt. of Limbus

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

limbo
lim′bō, n. an indefinite region in the intermediate state, the abode of those who have had no opportunity to accept Christ, of the souls of the pious who died before the time of Christ, and of the souls of unbaptised infants: a place of confinement, or where things are thrown aside.—Also Lim′bus. [L. limbus, border.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

limbo
Restraint, durance, confinement under arrest, or in the bilboes. Dante uses this term for a division of the infernal regions.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

limbo
A prison, confinement. To LINE. A term for the act of coition between dog and bitch.

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limbo, noun, singular of limbos.

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