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Limbo

The unofficial term Limbo /ˈlɪmboʊ/ (from Latin limbus 'edge, boundary', referring to the edge of Hell) is the afterlife condition, in medieval Catholic theology, of those who die in original sin without being assigned to the Hell of the Damned.

In other denominations and religions, Limbo of the Patriarchs & Limbo of Infants

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Limbo of the Patriarchs

Limbo of Infants

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Limbo

Nodes124
Edges123
Triples146
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016129
Components1

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Limbo

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related to Modern era · 33
Limbo → Adam, Bianchi, By, Cardinal Prefect, Caron, Carthage, Catechism, Church, Congregation, Constance, Council, Doctrine, Ecumenical Council, Faith, Florence, God, He, Hell, However, In
related to External links · 22
Limbo → Being Baptized, Catholic Encyclopedia, Cham, Charles, Herbermann, Heretical Pelagian Fable, Immanent Afterlife, Infants Who Die Without, International Theological Commission, Kristof, Limbo Is, Limbo Reapplied, New York, On Living, Palgrave Macmillan, Perennial Crisis, Robert Appleton Company, Salvation, The Hope, Traditionalist
related to Limbo of Infants · 18
Limbo → Catechism, Catholic, Catholic Church, Church, Doctors, God, Hence, Infants, Latin, Many Catholic, Nonetheless, Recent Catholic, Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Several, The Limbo, While
related to Limbo of the Patriarchs · 18
Limbo → But, Catholic Church, Christ's, Fathers, God, Good News, Hades, Hell, It, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Latin, Old Testament, Patriarchs, Saviour, The, The Catechism, This
related to Islam · 11
Limbo → Abraham, According, After, Barzakh, Children, Christian Louis Lange, During, Heaven, In Islam, Islam, Muslims
related to Judaism · 10
Limbo → According, AD, Furthermore, Gehenna, Hell, Judaism, Rabbi Akiva, Talmud, This, While Jewish
related to Medieval theologians · 10
Limbo → Augustine's, God, Hell, If, In, Infants, Medieval, Others, Peter Abelard, This
related to Buddhism · 8
Limbo → According, Bardo, In Buddhism, It, Mahāyāna Buddhism, Sanskrit, The Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra, This
related to Greek mythology · 8
Limbo → Asphodel, Elysian Fields, Fields, Hades, Heaven, Hell, In Classical Greek, Tartarus
related to Zoroastrianism · 3
Limbo → Hamistagan, Judgment Day, The Zoroastrian

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god hell infants baptism catholic state children without heaven church die salvation jesus also christ hope died patriarchs resurrection medieval

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Limbois aHeretical Pelagian Fable0.90text
Ludwig Ott couldinstance ofBy 1952 a theologian0.80text
in a widely usedinstance ofBy 1952 a theologian0.80text
well-regarded manualinstance ofBy 1952 a theologian0.80text
openly teach the possibility that children who die unbaptised might be saved for heaveninstance ofBy 1952 a theologian0.80text
Limborelated to BuddhismIn Buddhism0.60section
Limborelated to BuddhismBardo0.60section
Limborelated to BuddhismSanskrit0.60section
Limborelated to BuddhismIt0.60section
Limborelated to BuddhismAccording0.60section
Limborelated to BuddhismMahāyāna Buddhism0.60section
Limborelated to BuddhismThe Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra0.60section

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