afterworld

noun

af·​ter·​world ˈaf-tər-ˌwərld 

: a future world : a world after death

Examples of afterworld in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even temporary sales slumps breed alarmist pronouncements; book parties in disfavored genres begin to feel like wakes, sending off one more spirit to the inevitable afterworld of the remainder shelf. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Constructed as an intergenerational visitation, the brothers’ reunion hits a rich vein of intimacy, elevated by a mysterious tone of faith and the afterworld. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025

Nearly 2000 years ago, the empire of Teotihuacan in Mesoamerica embraced the symbolic centrality of snakes in creation myths, both revered and feared for their ability to traverse the boundaries between the natural world and the afterworld. — Stephen S. Hall, Time, 21 Apr. 2025

If my father's spirit wants to talk to me from the afterworld, then his spirit will have to be the one that reaches out. — Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023

Word History

Etymology

after- + world entry 1

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for afterworld

• netherworld
• otherworld
• underworld
• curled
• furled
• hurled
• knurled
• swirled
• twirled
• whirled
• whorled
• world