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

  • (..) 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