Definition of limen in English:

limen

nounPlural limens, Plural limina ˈlʌɪmɛnˈliːmɛnˈlaɪmən

Psychology

A threshold below which a stimulus is not perceived or is not distinguished from another.
Example sentencesExamples
- One enters into ritual time and ritual space by passing over a limen, a threshold, such as one finds at a doorway.
- Academics call it ‘liminality’, from the Latin limen - the line separating, or failing to separate, Arthur from Martha.
- The approach of death - or a willed approach to the radius of death - brings the subject to the limen of that void.
Synonyms
lower limit, starting point, minimum, margin

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, 'threshold'.

Definition of limen in US English:

limen

nounˈlaɪmənˈlīmən

Psychology

A threshold below which a stimulus is not perceived or is not distinguished from another.
Example sentencesExamples
- The approach of death - or a willed approach to the radius of death - brings the subject to the limen of that void.
- One enters into ritual time and ritual space by passing over a limen, a threshold, such as one finds at a doorway.
- Academics call it ‘liminality’, from the Latin limen - the line separating, or failing to separate, Arthur from Martha.
Synonyms
lower limit, starting point, minimum, margin

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, ‘threshold’.

单词	limen
释义	Definition of limen in English: limen nounPlural limens, Plural limina ˈlʌɪmɛnˈliːmɛnˈlaɪmən Psychology A threshold below which a stimulus is not perceived or is not distinguished from another. Example sentencesExamples One enters into ritual time and ritual space by passing over a limen, a threshold, such as one finds at a doorway. Academics call it ‘liminality’, from the Latin limen - the line separating, or failing to separate, Arthur from Martha. The approach of death - or a willed approach to the radius of death - brings the subject to the limen of that void. Synonyms lower limit, starting point, minimum, margin Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin, 'threshold'. Definition of limen in US English: limen nounˈlaɪmənˈlīmən Psychology A threshold below which a stimulus is not perceived or is not distinguished from another. Example sentencesExamples The approach of death - or a willed approach to the radius of death - brings the subject to the limen of that void. One enters into ritual time and ritual space by passing over a limen, a threshold, such as one finds at a doorway. Academics call it ‘liminality’, from the Latin limen - the line separating, or failing to separate, Arthur from Martha. Synonyms lower limit, starting point, minimum, margin Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin, ‘threshold’.
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