afterworld
afterworld noun: a supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
Noun
afterworld (plural afterworlds)
- A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
- […] your bookes shall be out worne in your age I warrant you. Onelie if some surviue by the mercy of a friends Library, the after-world shall rather pittie your lost time, then commende your diligence.1596, John Harington, Ulysses upon Ajax, London: Thomas Gubbins
- […] a person […] to whom, be who he may, I return my thanks in this public manner; hoping he will meet with a reward in some future day, or after world if he does not in this.1773, James Swan, A Dissuasion to Great-Britain and the Colonies, from the Slave-Trade to Africa, Boston: J. Greenleaf, Revised and abridged edition, Preface, page viii-ix
Forms of afterworld
| plural | afterworlds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | after-world |
Origin of afterworld
From after + world.
Questions about afterworld
- What does afterworld mean?
- Afterworld means a supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
- What part of speech is afterworld?
- Afterworld is a noun.
- What is the plural of afterworld?
- The plural of afterworld is afterworlds.
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