different between hereafter vs otherworld

English

Etymology

From Old English h?ræfter (“in the aftertime; later on”); equivalent to here +? after.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /h???æft?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h??????ft?/
• Hyphenation: here?af?ter

Adverb

hereafter (not comparable)

1. (dated) In time to come; in some future time or state.
2. From now on.
3. Sequentially after this point (in time, in the writing constituting a document, in the movement along a path, etc.)

Synonyms

• (in time to come): someday; see also Thesaurus:one day
• (from now on): henceforth; henceforward; see also Thesaurus:henceforth
• (sequentially after this point): followed by; see also Thesaurus:subsequently or Thesaurus:then

Translations

See also

• Category:English pronominal adverbs

Noun

hereafter (countable and uncountable, plural hereafters)

1. A future existence or state.
2. Existence after death.

Synonyms

• (a future state): aftertime; see also Thesaurus:the future
• (existence after death): afterlife, eternal life; see also Thesaurus:life after death or Thesaurus:afterlife

Derived terms

• sweet hereafter

Translations

Adjective

hereafter (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Future.

Synonyms

• unborn; see also Thesaurus:future

See also

Anagrams

• featherer

English

Etymology

From Middle English otherworld, equivalent to other +? world.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: ?th??r-wûrld', IPA^(key): /??ð??w?ld/

Noun

otherworld (plural otherworlds)

1. A world beyond death; an afterlife.
2. A world other than the everyday world.
3. Mythical abode of otherworldy beings.

Synonyms

• (life after death): hereafter, other side

Translations