Liminal is an English adjective meaning "on the threshold", from Latin līmen, plural limina.
Liminal or Liminality may refer to:
Anthropology and religion
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Liminality, the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that occurs in the middle stage of a rite of passage
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Liminal deity, a god or goddess in mythology who presides over thresholds, gates, or doorways
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Liminal being, mythical being of ambiguous existence
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Liminal state, English translation of bardo in Tibetan Buddhism
Arts and media
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Liminal States, a 2012 novel by Zack Parsons
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.hack//Liminality, an animated series related to the .hack video game series
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Liminal, a student literary journal at University of Minnesota, United States
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Liminal, a 2017 remix album by Sigur Rós
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Liminal, a 2022 album by Igor Cavalera
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Liminal spaces, empty places that appear eerie
Psychology
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Limen, a threshold of a physiological or psychological response
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Liminal experiences, feelings of abandonment (existentialism) associated with death, illness, disaster, etc.
See also
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Limen (disambiguation)
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Limerence, a stage or state of mind in a relationship
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Limina, a comune in the Messina, Sicily, Italy