afterlife

Meaning

1. A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
2. The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died.
3. (countable, informal, uncountable) The part of a person's life that follows a particular stage or event; later life.
4. The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death.
5. The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of something, especially a cultural production such as a film, book, etc.

Opposite of

forelife, beforelife, history

Synonyms

hereafter

afterworld

life after death

future life

spiritual world

eternity

after ages

posterity

realm of the dead

Translations

au-delà

aldilà

oltretomba

Jenseits

más allá

além

vida após a morte

autre monde

més enllà

Leben nach dem Tod

vida futura

inframón

vie après la mort

submundo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑːftəˌlaɪf/

Etymology

From after- + life.