Limbo is the place where the souls of children who died without receiving baptism are found.
Limbo is the place where, according to the doctrine of Christianity, the souls of those who die as children without having received the sacrament of baptism go. For the Bible , limbo - originating from the Latin word limbus - is the space where the souls of the patriarchs of antiquity and saints were suspended, awaiting the salvation of humanity.
In the field of religion , therefore, one often speaks of the limbo of the children or the limbo of the patriarchs .
Types of limbo
The limbo of children houses the souls of the little ones who died without being baptized and who, therefore, carry the guilt of the so-called original sin despite not having incurred sins themselves.
The limbo of the patriarchs , for its part, is the place where the souls of the saints who died before redemption by crucifixion would have been, being saved by Jesus Christ after their death.
an adverbial phrase
In the same way, we cannot ignore the adverbial phrase that is used very frequently and colloquially: being in limbo .
With it, what we are trying to express is that a person in question is absolutely distracted or dazed . However, on other occasions it is used to say that someone is not aware of what is happening in a specific matter or issue that directly affects them .
Limbo is the practice that consists of passing under a stick that progressively gets closer to the ground.
The limbo as a limit or edge
The notion of limbo also refers to the edge or limit of something, especially the end of a dress . By extension to this meaning, limbus is used in the field of anatomy (nail blade, alveolar limbus, etc.).
In astronomy , the stellar limb is the edge in the image of a certain star, which appears less bright than its central part.
Other uses of the term
As an instrument , the limb is a plate with an engraved scale that is used to determine the location of a moving index on different devices.
Limbo, likewise, is the game that consists of walking under a stick that progressively gets closer and closer to the ground.
Limbo in literature
In the field of literature, the term that concerns us now has been used throughout history not only as a space for stories but also as the title of various works. Thus, for example, we find the fact that this concept is what gives its name to one of the most interesting novels by the English writer Aldous Huxley, which he published in 1920 .
In the same way, another literary work that also bears the title “Limbo” is a narrative, framed within science fiction, made in 1952 by the American author Bernard Wolfe . It is considered one of the precursor novels of the well-known cyberpunk movement, defined as a future approach where new technologies and a chaotic social order are the main keys.
It proposes a future where society has to face the Third World War . But not only to that but also to an absolute dominance of capitalism and new social ideas.