Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afterworld

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: af-ter-world
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.

Example Sentences

"[…] 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."
"[…] 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."
"I’m finished now, but the last word on my life rests with you. If you turn out well, I can still claim some kind of success in the afterworld, if there is one."
"1995, Kai Hansen, "Afterlife", Gamma Ray, Land of the Free. Do you believe in the afterworld / Or the afterlife?"

Etymology

From after + world.

Inflected Forms

afterworlds (plural) after-world (alternative)

Questions

What does afterworld mean?: A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
Where does afterworld come from?: From after + world.

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