ALL meanings of limbo
lim·bo
L l - noun plural limbo (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) 1
- noun plural limbo 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or state of oblivion to which persons or things are regarded as being relegated when cast aside, forgotten, past, or out of date: My youthful hopes are in the limbo of lost dreams. 1
- noun plural limbo an intermediate, transitional, or midway state or place. 1
- noun plural limbo a place or state of imprisonment or confinement. 1
- noun plural limbo 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. 1
- noun limbo (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ's coming. 1
- noun limbo religion: intermediate place 1
- noun limbo suspended state 1
- noun limbo dance style 1
- noun limbo of limbo dancing 1
- noun limbo (Roman Catholic theology, since circa 400 A.D.) 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). 0
- noun limbo (by extension, since the 16th century) Any in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock. 0
- noun limbo 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. 0
- verb limbo To dance in this way. 0
- uncountable noun limbo If you say that someone or something is in limbo, you mean that they are in a situation where they seem to be caught between two stages and it is unclear what will happen next. 0
- singular noun limbo The limbo is a West Indian dance in which you have to pass under a low bar while leaning backwards. The bar is moved nearer to the floor each time you go under it. 0
- noun limbo the supposed abode of infants dying without baptism and the just who died before Christ 0
- noun limbo an imaginary place for lost, forgotten, or unwanted persons or things 0
- noun limbo an unknown intermediate place or condition between two extremes 0
- noun limbo a prison or confinement 0
- noun limbo a Caribbean dance in which dancers pass, while leaning backwards, under a bar 0
- noun limbo 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 0
- noun limbo any intermediate, indeterminate state 0
- noun limbo a place or condition of confinement, neglect, or oblivion 0
- noun limbo a dance, originated in the West Indies, in which the dancers bend from the knees as far back as possible to pass beneath a bar that is put lower and lower 0