otherworld en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- ŭthʹər-wûrld' (US)
- /ˈʌðɚˌwɝld/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English othyr world, oþerr werelld, oþer world, from Old English ōþer weoruld, equivalent to other + world.
Meanings
- A world beyond death; an afterlife.
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A world other than the everyday world.
We do not want, of course, to return to all the crudities and barbarities of the past; but also we do not want to become attenuated and spiritualized out of all mundane sense and recognition, and to live in an otherworld Paradise void of application to earthly affairs.
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 192:
- A world other than the everyday world. ▸ A mythical abode of otherworldly beings.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| other world | alternative | lexicographic | |
| otherworlds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
otherworldness · otherworldly · otherworldism · otherworldy · Otherworld · otherworldish
Synonyms
Translations (11)
de Andere Welt (Translations) · gl alén (Translations) · ko 저세상 (Translations) · ja あの世 (Translations) · de Anderes Land (Translations) · de Anderwelt (Translations) · ru потусторонний мир (Translations) · de Anderswelt (Translations) · mn ᠨᠥᢉᠦᢉᠡ ᠶᠢᠷᠲᠢᠨᠴᠦ (Translations) · mn нөгөө ертөнц (Translations) · cy arallfyd (Translations)