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LIMBO, LIMBUS

\lˈɪmbə͡ʊ], \lˈɪmbə‍ʊ], \l_ˈɪ_m_b_əʊ]\

Definitions of LIMBO, LIMBUS

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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In the creed of the R. Cath. Church, a place on the borders of hell, in which the souls of the pious who died before the time of Christ await his coming, and where the souls of unbaptized infants remain: a place of confinement.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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