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• Limbo (dance) — Limbo is a dance that originated on the island of Trinidad, though Hawaii is often mistakenly associated with limbo. The dancer moves to a Caribbean rhythm, then leans backward and dances under a horizontal stick without touching it. Upon… …   Wikipedia

• limbo — Ⅰ. limbo [1] ► NOUN 1) (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ. 2) an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution. ORIGIN from Latin limbus hem, border,… …   English terms dictionary

• Limbo — In Roman Catholic theology, Limbo (Latin , edge or boundary, referring to the edge of Hell) is a hypothesis about the afterlife condition of those who die in original sin without being assigned to the Hell of the damned (gehenna). Limbo is not an …   Wikipedia

• limbo — limbo1 /lim boh/, n., pl. limbos. 1. (often cap.) Rom. Cath. Theol. 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… …   Universalium

• limbo — English has two distinct and probably unrelated words limbo. By far the older is the theological limbo [14], referring originally to that condition in which the souls of the dead exist that are neither in heaven nor in hell. It comes from Latin… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• limbo — English has two distinct and probably unrelated words limbo. By far the older is the theological limbo [14], referring originally to that condition in which the souls of the dead exist that are neither in heaven nor in hell. It comes from Latin… …   Word origins

• limbo — lim|bo [ˈlımbəu US bou] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: Latin limbus border ] [Sense: 2; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: LIMBER2] 1.) [singular, U] a situation in which nothing happens or changes for a long period of time, and it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• limbo — {{11}}limbo (n.1) region supposed to exist on the border of Hell reserved for pre Christian saints (Limbus patrum) and unbaptized infants (Limbus infantum); c.1300, from L. limbo, ablative of limbus edge, border (see LIMB (Cf. limb) (2)). It… …   Etymology dictionary

• limbo — limbo1 noun 1》 (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of infants who have not been baptized, and of the just who died before Christ. 2》 an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution: he was left in limbo. Origin ME …   English new terms dictionary

• limbo — noun 1 be in limbo to be in an uncertain situation in which it is difficult to know what to do: I m in limbo now until I know whether I ve got the job. 2 the limbo a West Indian dance in which the dancer leans backwards and goes under a stick… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• limbo — I lim•bo [[t]ˈlɪm boʊ[/t]] n. pl. bos 1) rel (often cap.) a region on the border of hell or heaven in Roman Catholic teaching, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ 2) a… …   From formal English to slang