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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of afterworld

First recorded in 1590–1600; after + world

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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

On Maui’s west coast is a massive volcanic outcropping called Black Rock, where spirits of the recently deceased are said to leap into the afterworld to join their ancestors.

From Washington Post Jul. 29, 2021

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

The Maya saw the afterworld as a kind of endless, foggy sea.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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