world to come
world to come noun: the Jewish afterlife or mythic future, usually thought to occur after the coming of the Messiah, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds.
Noun
world to come (plural worlds to come)
- The Jewish afterlife or mythic future, usually thought to occur after the coming of the Messiah, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds.
- Synonyms:
- Olam Haba
- Any of various other afterlives in different theologies and mythologies.
- If their bodies were ill-used, the animals of that species would not allow themselves to be taken, neither in this world nor in the world to come.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 241
Synonyms of world to come
Forms of world to come
| plural | worlds to come |
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Origin of world to come
A translation of Hebrew הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא (ha'olám habá, literally “the coming world”).
Questions about world to come
- What does world to come mean?
- World to come means the Jewish afterlife or mythic future, usually thought to occur after the coming of the Messiah, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds.
- What part of speech is world to come?
- World to come is a noun.
- What is the plural of world to come?
- The plural of world to come is worlds to come.
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