Purgatory vs. Limbo

Purgatorynoun

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Purgatorynoun

Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption.

Purgatoryadjective

Tending to cleanse; expiatory.

Purgatoryadjective

Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory.

Purgatorynoun

A state or place of purification after death; according to the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified by expiating such offenses committed in this life as do not merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. After this purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are believed to be received into heaven.

Purgatorynoun

a temporary condition of torment or suffering;

Purgatorynoun

(theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins

Purgatorynoun

(in Catholic doctrine) a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven

Purgatorynoun

mental anguish or suffering

Purgatoryadjective

having the quality of cleansing or purifying

Purgatory

Purgatory (Latin: purgatorium, borrowed into English via Anglo-Norman and Old French) is, according to the belief of some Christians (mostly Catholics), an intermediate state after physical death for expiatory purification. The process of purgatory is the final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned.

Limbonoun

(Roman Catholic theology, since circa 400 A.D.) The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum).

Limbonoun

(by extension, since the 16th century) Any in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.

Limbonoun

A dance played by taking turns crossing under a horizontal bar or stick. The stick is lowered with each round, and the game is won by the player who passes under the bar in the lowest position.

Limboverb

To dance in this way.

Limbonoun

An spiritual region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the last judgment.

Limbonoun

Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo.

Limbonoun

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.

Limbonoun

A border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea.

Limbonoun

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.

Limbonoun

the state of being disregarded or forgotten

Limbonoun

an imaginary place for lost or neglected things

Limbonoun

(theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)

Limbo

In Catholic theology, Limbo (Latin limbus, edge or boundary, referring to the edge of Hell) is the viewpoint concerning the afterlife condition of those who die in original sin without being assigned to the Hell of the Damned. Medieval theologians of Western Europe described the underworld (, , ) as divided into four distinct parts: Hell of the Damned, Purgatory, Limbo of the Fathers or Patriarchs, and Limbo of the Infants.