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aftermind

aftermind noun: a new or changed way of thinking, often as a result of repentance; a renewed mind.

Noun

aftermind (plural afterminds)

  1. A new or changed way of thinking, often as a result of repentance; a renewed mind.
    • Now, brethren, what we want you to mark is this, repentance is not the gushing forth of tears from the fountain of a man's head, under the pressure of calamity; but true repentance is an aftermind, as the word in the Greek literally signifies — a new mind, a turning of the heart to God.1862, William Henry Krause, Lectures delivered in Bethesda chapel, Dublin: Volume 2
    • [...] one respected journal for advocating cocaine as a medicine without realizing that it could become an addictive drug; and somewhere, deep in the recesses of his aftermind, he knew this charge to be partly true.1971, Irving Stone, The passions of the mind: a novel of Sigmund Freud

Forms of aftermind

pluralafterminds

Origin of aftermind

From after- + mind.

Questions about aftermind

What does aftermind mean?
Aftermind means a new or changed way of thinking, often as a result of repentance; a renewed mind.
What part of speech is aftermind?
Aftermind is a noun.
What is the plural of aftermind?
The plural of aftermind is afterminds.

Words near aftermind in the dictionary

  1. aftermatch
  2. aftermath
  3. aftermaths
  4. aftermeal
  5. aftermentioned
  6. aftermind
  7. afterminds
  8. aftermost
  9. aftermovement
  10. aftermovements
  11. aftername

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