limbos Definition

limbo¹
Limbo
noun limbos

1. Christianity.
An area between heaven and hell that is believed to be reserved for the unbaptized dead, either children or the righteous who died before Christ.
2. A place of oblivion or neglect.

Thesaurus: oblivion, nothingness, neither here nor there.
3. Prison.

Idiom: in limbo

In a state of uncertainty or waiting.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin in limbo on the border.