other world

noun

1. the world after death; the future world.

other world

noun

1. the spirit world or afterlife

Word History and Origins

Origin of other world¹

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200

Example Sentences

And with all this change, so curiously parallel to that of the Other-world, goes too the same inevitable change in ideals.

From The Daily Beast

In conclusion, we must consider an offshoot of other-world ideas—the belief in the transmigration of souls.

From Project Gutenberg

As a matter of fact, the retributive idea is far from being implicated with other-world hopes.

From Project Gutenberg

He is absent from the world for nine days and has extraordinary experiences in the Other-World.

From Project Gutenberg

It becomes a riddle to explain why, if this is the case, we in this world catch no glimpse of the Other-World.

From Project Gutenberg

This was an other-world desert, one spawned in the fires of hell—a never-never land of scalding heat and unbelievable cold.

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