hereafter

²hereafter

noun, often capitalized

Definition of HEREAFTER

1

: future

2

: an existence beyond earthly life <belief in the hereafter>

Examples of HEREAFTER

1. <apologized, for being late to the meeting and assured his boss that there would be no such recurrences in the hereafter>
2. <hoped to be reunited with his deceased wife in the hereafter>

First Known Use of HEREAFTER

1546

Related to HEREAFTER

Synonyms: by-and-by, futurity, future, offing, tomorrow

Antonyms: past

Related Words: eventuality, finality; posterity

Near Antonyms: yesterday, yesteryear; antiquity, old, yore; moment, now, present, today

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