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Word of the day
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May 18
limbo
n
(
Roman Catholicism
,
uncountable
)
The
place
, thought to be on the
edge
of the
bottomless pit
of
Hell
, where the
souls
of
innocent
deceased
people
exist
temporarily
until they can
enter
heaven
, specifically those of the
saints
who
died
before the
advent
of
Jesus Christ
(who
occupy
the
limbo patrum
or limbo of the
patriarchs
or
fathers
) and those of
unbaptized
infants
(who occupy the
limbo infantum
or limbo of the infants);
(
countable
)
the place where each
category
of souls exists,
regarded
separately
.
(
by extension
)
(
countable
,
uncountable
)
Chiefly preceded by
in
: any
in-between
place, or
condition
or
state
, of
neglect
or
oblivion
which
results
in
deadlock
,
delay
, or some other
unresolved
status
.
(
slang
,
archaic
,
uncountable
)
Jail
,
prison
;
(
countable
)
a
jail cell
or
lockup
.
(
uncountable
,
obsolete
)
Synonym of
Hades
or
Hell
(
uncountable
,
obsolete
)
Synonym of
pawn
(
“
the state of something being
held
as
security
for a
loan
, or as a
pledge
”
)
(
countable
,
military
,
nautical
,
weaponry
)
A
type
of
antisubmarine
mortar
installed
on
naval
vessels
.
limbo
v
(
transitive
,
rare
)
To
place
(someone or something) in an
in-between
place, or
condition
or
state
, of
neglect
or
oblivion
which
results
in
deadlock
,
delay
, or some other
unresolved
status
. [...]
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