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afterworld

American  
[af-ter-wurld, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌwɜrld, ˈɑf- /

noun

  1. the future world, especially the world after death.

afterworld British  
/ ˈɑːftəˌwɜːld /

noun

  1. a world inhabited after death

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Etymology

Origin of afterworld

First recorded in 1590–1600; after + world

Example Sentences

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It was sufficient to give them a glimpse into the afterworld of economic life as we know it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

"These people were buried with very interesting offerings," added Camargo, noting that the goddess figurines may have been meant to accompany the deceased along their journey to the afterworld.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2022

Worf will die and go to the Klingon afterworld – what we know as "Sto-vo-kor" – with the other honorable dead.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2021

Sophie Duberson, a restorer, took a child’s toothbrush and delicately removed grime from the stele’s hieroglyphs, which provide instructions for reviving Sénousret, chief of the Egyptian treasury during the 12th Dynasty, in the afterworld.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2021

The Gule Wamkulu were said to be the spirits of our dead ancestors, resurrected from the afterworld and sent to roam the earth.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

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