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Definitions for Limbo

[1] (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) .
[2] 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or state of oblivion to which persons or things are regarded as being relegated when cast aside, forgotten, past, or out of date: My youthful hopes are in the limbo of lost dreams.
[3] an intermediate, transitional, or midway state or place.
[4] a place or state of imprisonment or confinement.
[5] 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.
[6] (often capital) RC Church the supposed abode of infants dying without baptism and the just who died before Christ
[7] an imaginary place for lost, forgotten, or unwanted persons or things
[8] an unknown intermediate place or condition between two extremes in limbo
[9] a prison or confinement
[10] a Caribbean dance in which dancers pass, while leaning backwards, under a bar

Words related to Limbo

oblivion, nothingness, nowhere, Siberia

Words nearby Limbo

limber pine, limber up, limberneck, limbic, limbic system, limbo, limbourg, limburg, limburger, limbus, lime

Origin of Limbo

21955–60; compare Jamaican English limba to bend, easily bending; see limber1

Word origin for Limbo

C20: origin uncertain

Synonyms for Limbo

oblivion, Siberia, nothingness, nowhere, demilitarized zone, left field, out there