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worlds to come

worlds to come is the plural of world to come.

Meaning of world to come

Noun

world to come (plural worlds to come)

  1. (Judaism) 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
  2. 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

Questions about worlds to come

What is worlds to come the plural of?
Worlds to come is the plural of world to come.

Words near worlds to come in the dictionary

  1. worlds
  2. worlds apart
  3. worlds away
  4. Worlds End
  5. worlds of difference
  6. worlds to come
  7. Worldschooling
  8. Worldsday
  9. Worldses
  10. worldsful
  11. worldshaking

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