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afterworld

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af·ter·world  (ftr-wûrld)
n.
A world believed to exist for those in the afterlife.
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Noun1.afterworldafterworld - the place where you are after you die
fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings


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Focusing on an alleged afterlife in an assumed afterworld and on an omnipotent and omni-benevolent god, Christianity encourages its adherents to see themselves and their surroundings as fallen and to morally resign themselves to the status quo, environmental or otherwise.
Facing the biblical truth by Krause, Kenneth W. / The Humanist
He had such a zest for life, death meant nothing but idleness, and to him, there was no afterworld, death was death.
Gary Lee Boas: Karyn Lovegrove Gallery by Hainley, Bruce / Artforum International
(10) On the surface, decorating Cosey's hands for the afterworld is a loving gesture, but pairing death with diamond engagement rings, imprinted with "other women's hopes" (Love 74) suggests the subterfuge of sentimental love.
A laying on of hands: Toni Morrison and the materiality of Love by Wardi, Anissa Janine / MELUS
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