limbo

• اسم يدل على حالة من الغموض أو التوقف بين حالتين، حيث يكون شيء ما مهمَلًا أو منسيًا أو معلّقًا بلا حسم؛ ويُستخدم أيضًا في اللاهوت للدلالة على مكان تُقيم فيه أرواح غير المعمَّدين الذين لم يرتكبوا ذنبًا.

A noun referring to a state of being disregarded, forgotten, or in an uncertain intermediate condition; also used in theology to describe a place for unbaptized but innocent souls.

غير معدود

1. State of neglectB2informal

   A situation where something or someone is forgotten, ignored, or left in an uncertain state.

   حالة الإهمال

   • The project has been in limbo for months due to budget cuts.
   • Her application is stuck in limbo while they review the documents.
   • The old toys were left in limbo in the attic, forgotten by everyone.

   المرادفاتabeyanceneglectoblivionpurgatorysuspensionuncertainty

   الأضدادactivitydevelopmentmotionprogress

2. Imaginary place for lost thingsB2informal

   An imaginary or conceptual place where things that are lost, neglected, or no longer needed go.

   عالم المفقودات

   • All my missing socks seem to disappear into some kind of limbo.
   • The old files were consigned to the limbo of the storage room.
   • His dreams of becoming an artist ended up in limbo after he took a desk job.

   المرادفاتabyssnothingnessoblivionpurgatoryvoid

3. Theological conceptC1formal

   In Roman Catholic theology, a place or state for souls of unbaptized but innocent individuals, such as infants or virtuous people who died before baptism.

   مفهوم لاهوتي

   • The concept of limbo was discussed in medieval theology.
   • Some theologians believe that unbaptized infants reside in limbo.
   • The idea of limbo has been debated for centuries within the Church.