It’s like going from nowhere to nowhere.”īrowse related words in the Macmillan Thesaurus. In Islam, which denies the existence of original sin in totality, the concept of Limbo exists as Barzakh, the state that exists after death, prior to the day of resurrection. Hamistagan is a neutral state in which a soul that was neither good nor evil awaits Judgment Day. “Sometimes limbo is a tolerable place to be stuck.” The Zoroastrian concept of hamistagan is similar to Limbo.
Limbo is also a not very frequent verb meaning to dance the limbo. This is also referred to as limbo dancing and someone who does it is a limbo dancer. Limbo also has another unrelated meaning: it refers to a dance originating in the Caribbean in which dancers bend backwards and go under a stick that is moved lower as the dance continues. To be in such a situation is to be in limbo. These days limbo is more usually used to refer to a situation of suspension and uncertainty where you have to wait to find out what happens next. In his ‘Divine Comedy’ Dante uses the opportunity of the poet’s visit to the region to describe encounters with the great poets and heroes of classical antiquity. In Catholic theology limbo is the region adjacent to Hell where the souls of those who died before Christ’s birth and of unbaptized infants reside. It was first used in English in the late 14th century with its original meaning of the place where certain souls resided after death. : in an uncertain or undecided state or condition. orphaned children left in limbo in foster homes and institutions.
The noun limbo comes from a form of the Latin noun ‘limbus’ meaning edge. : in a forgotten or ignored place, state, or situation.
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