otherworld
US/ˈʌðɚˌwɝld/
otherworld noun: a world beyond death; an afterlife.
Noun (1)
otherworld (plural otherworlds)
- A world beyond death; an afterlife.
- Synonyms:
- hereafter, other side
- A world other than the everyday world.
- We do not want, of course, to return to all the crudities and barbarities of the past; but also we do not want to become attenuated and spiritualized out of all mundane sense and recognition, and to live in an otherworld Paradise void of application to earthly affairs.1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 192
- A mythical abode of otherworldly beings.
Noun (2) capitalized: Otherworld
the Otherworld (plural Otherworlds)
- The other realms of existence beyond the world of mankind, especially the realms of the dead or the fairy folk.
- In these dreams the spirits of the Otherworld materialized in the shape of animals and spoke to them.1990, Michael Howard Thorson, Understanding Runes, page 21
- It is a time when folk remember their Ancestors in the Otherworlds and when the veil between the worlds is so thin that, with a little magic, you could pass through it.2001, Wulf Hengestsson, Thunder issue 16&17 (Heathen Journal), The Tale of Aelfstan
otherworld meaning in Bengali
otherworld in Bengali
- পরকাল
Synonyms of otherworld
Forms of otherworld
| plural | otherworlds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | other world |
| plural | Otherworlds |
Origin of otherworld
From Middle English othyr world, oþerr werelld, oþer world, from Old English ōþer weoruld, equivalent to other + world.
From otherworld.
Words formed from otherworld
Questions about otherworld
- What does otherworld mean?
- Otherworld means a world beyond death; an afterlife.
- What is otherworld in Bengali?
- Otherworld in Bengali is পরকাল. See Otherworld meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is otherworld?
- Otherworld is a noun.
- How do you pronounce otherworld?
- Otherworld is pronounced /ˈʌðɚˌwɝld/ (US).
- What is the plural of otherworld?
- The plural of otherworld is otherworlds.
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