(n) a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9, 570 feet high), Syn.Olimbos, Mt. Olympus, Mount Olympus
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ Jamaican E. limba to bend, fr. E. limber (1950) MW10 ] A West Indian dance contest, in which participants must dance under a pole which is lowered successively until only one participant can successfully pass under, without falling. It is often performed at celebrations, such as weddings. [ PJC ]
{ } n. [ L. limbus border, edge in limbo on the border. Cf. Limb border. ] 1. (Scholastic Theol.) An spiritual region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the last judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]
As far from help as Limbo is from bliss. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A Limbo large and broad, since called The Paradise of fools. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The limbus patrum was considered as a place for the souls of good men who lived before the coming of our Savior. The limbus infantium was said to be a similar place for the souls of unbaptized infants. To these was added, in the popular belief, the limbus fatuorum, or fool's paradise, regarded as a receptacle of all vanity and nonsense. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo. [ 1913 Webster ]
3.Hence: A state of waiting, or uncertainty, in which final judgment concerning the outcome of a decision is postponed, perhaps indefinitely; neglect for an indefinite time; as, the proposal was left in limbo while opponents and proponents refused to compromise. [ PJC ]
4. (Anat.) A border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea. [ 1913 Webster ]
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