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future life

American  

noun

  1. afterlife.


future life British  

noun

  1. a life after death; afterlife

"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 future life

First recorded in 1770–80

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It would be decades before other scholars caught up to her conceptions of the soul in the Viking Age, or the intricacies of funerary ritual as preparation for a future life.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

There is no word yet on its future life, but speculation on Saturday night ran through the crowd — will it move to the West End?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Two of my siblings are getting married this year, which means I’ve been thinking more than usual about wedding registries — that peculiar exercise in imagining a future life.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2026

By breaking down minerals, releasing nutrients, and helping to create the first soils, these ancient fungi played a key role in making Earth a more hospitable place for future life.

From Science Daily Oct. 28, 2025

With that, he was off again to meet Miriam, to stroll hand in hand, maybe to make plans for a future life together.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

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