limbo

Definition

  • noun: a place where the souls of people who have not been baptized go after death
  • noun: an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
  • synonyms: prison, forgetfulness, limbus

Examples

  • After graduating from college, he was 'in limbo' for a while, trying to decide what to do next.

  • orphaned children left 'in limbo' in foster homes and institutions

  • do/dance 'the limbo'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Great. Thank you. So now we're trapped in Fischer's mind, battling his own private army. And if we get killed... ...we'll be lost in limbo till our brains turn to scrambled egg, hmm? ARTHUR: Someone got first aid? - You knew these risks and didn't tell us? - There weren't meant to be risks. (..)
    2010 Inception
  • (..) When we die in a dream, we wake up. Not from this. We're too heavily sedated to wake up that way. Right. So, what happens when we die? - We drop into limbo. - Are you serious? - Limbo? ARTHUR: Unconstructed dream space. ARIADNE: What the hell is down there? - Just raw, infinite subconscious. (..)
    2010 Inception
  • (..) of job hunting, while minimizing legal blowback. That's what we're selling. It's not what we're doing. Okay. What are we doing? We are here to make limbo tolerable, to ferry wounded souls across the river of dread until the point where hope is dimly visible. And then stop the boat, shove them (..)
    2009 Up in the Air