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LIMBO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("limbo" is a kind of...):
fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)
Domain category:
divinity; theology (the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An imaginary place for lost or neglected things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("limbo" is a kind of...):
fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The state of being disregarded or forgotten
Synonyms:
limbo; oblivion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("limbo" is a kind of...):
obscurity (an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known)
