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Limbus

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(1):

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

(2):

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

(3):

(n.) An extramundane region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the judgment.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Limbus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/limbus.html. 1828.
 
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