'Intermediate state' definitions:

Definition of 'Intermediate state'

From: GCIDE
  • Intermediate \In`ter*me"di*ate\, a. [Pref. inter- + mediate: cf. F. interm['e]diat.]
  • 1. Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence: Of or pertaining to an intermediate school; as, intermediate education. [PJC]
  • Intermediate state (Theol.), the state or condition of the soul between the death and the resurrection of the body.
  • Intermediate terms (Math.), the terms of a progression or series between the first and the last (which are called the extremes); the means.
  • Intermediate tie. (Arch.) Same as Intertie. [1913 Webster]