What does limbo mean in crosswords?

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

Which crossword clues can have limbo as the answer?

Possible clues for limbo include "State of uncertainty".

Word entry · 5 letters

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"State of uncertainty"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɪmbəʊ/Part of speech nounSorted bilmoStarts with LEnds with O1 cluesCommon crossword word

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

It is unclear whether the verb is derived from the noun, or the noun is derived from the verb; the noun is attested slightly earlier.

“Of vvhat texte thou proveſt hell / vvill a nother prove purgatory / a nother lymbo patrum / and a nother the aſſumpcion of oure ladi: And a nother ſhall prove of the ſame texte that an Ape hath a tayle.”
“Oh vvhat a ſimpathie of vvoe is this, / As farre from helpe, as Lymbo is from bliſſe.”
“VVith all my hart, fare-vvell, far-vvell, / I am freed from Lymbo to be ſent to hell.”

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