afterlife

af-ter-life · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The existence believed by some to follow death; life after death.

  2. 2.

    A later period in someone's life or career, especially after retirement.

Forms

plural: afterlives

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    believe in an afterlife — To hold faith in existence after death.
  • •
    life after death — Synonymous phrase for afterlife.

Related words

See also: death, heaven, reincarnation, soul
Synonyms: beyond, hereafter, next world

Etymology

Compound of after + life, first attested in English in the late 16th century. The concept appears in various forms across most world religions and cultures.