n. [ Gr. li`mh a pool. ] (Myth.) See Limoniad. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. 1. of or pertaining to a limen, especially a sensory threshhold. See liminality. [ PJC ]
2. marginally perceptible. [ PJC ]
n. (Anthropology) that temporary state during a rite of passage when the participant lacks social status or rank, is required to follow specified forms of conduct, and is expected to show obedience and humility. RHU [ PJC ]