Definitions for afterlife
ˈæf tərˌlaɪf, ˈɑf-af·ter·life

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. afterlife, hereafternoun

   life after death

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. afterlifenoun

   Life after death.

2. afterlifenoun

   Later life.

3. afterlifenoun

   The place believed to be inhabited by deceased people.

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1. Afterlife

   The afterlife (also referred to as life after death) is a purported existence in which the essential part of an individual's identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body. The surviving essential aspect varies between belief systems; it may be some partial element, or the entire soul or spirit of an individual, which carries with it and may confer personal identity or, on the contrary, nirvana. Belief in an afterlife is in contrast to the belief in oblivion after death. In some views, this continued existence takes place in a spiritual realm, while in others, the individual may be reborn into this world and begin the life cycle over again, likely with no memory of what they have done in the past. In this latter view, such rebirths and deaths may take place over and over again continuously until the individual gains entry to a spiritual realm or otherworld. Major views on the afterlife derive from religion, esotericism and metaphysics. Some belief systems, such as those in the Abrahamic tradition, hold that the dead go to a specific place after death, as determined by God, or other divine judgment, based on their actions or beliefs during life. In contrast, in systems of reincarnation, such as those in the Indian religions, the nature of the continued existence is determined directly by the actions of the individual in the ended life.

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1. afterlife

   The afterlife is a concept referring to an existence or realm where the consciousness or soul of a deceased person goes after death. It is a central tenet in many religions and belief systems, often associated with ideas of heaven, hell, reincarnation, or spiritual liberation. The nature and form of the afterlife can vary widely, depending on particular religious or philosophical beliefs. It is often seen as a state of eternal reward or punishment, a cycle of death and rebirth, or a spiritual journey towards enlightenment.

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1. Afterlife

   In philosophy, religion, mythology, and fiction, the afterlife is the concept of a realm, or the realm itself, in which an essential part of an individual's identity or consciousness continues to reside after the death of the body in the individual's lifetime. According to various ideas of the afterlife, the essential aspect of the individual that lives on after death may be some partial element, or the entire soul, of an individual, which carries with it and confers personal identity. Belief in an afterlife, which may be naturalistic or supernatural, is in contrast to the belief in eternal oblivion after death. In some popular views, this continued existence often takes place in a spiritual realm, and in other popular views, the individual may be reborn into this world and begin the life cycle over again, likely with no memory of what they have done in the past. In this latter view, such rebirths and deaths may take place over and over again continuously until the individual gains entry to a spiritual realm or Otherworld. Major views on the afterlife derive from religion, esotericism and metaphysics.

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1. afterlife

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How to pronounce afterlife?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of afterlife in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of afterlife in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of afterlife in a Sentence

1. James Anthony Kenny:

   The living standard by which a person uses to measure their mortal life is the one which will be used to reward them in their afterlife

2. Amal Clooney:

   I ’m not Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images, so I have to be skeptical about an afterlife. But as you get older, you start to think, ‘ Well, wait a minute. It’s very hard for me to say, once you’re finished with this chassis that we’re in, you’re just done.

3. Tom Robbins, _Skinny Legs and All_, 1990, p. 305.:

   ...to emphasize the afterlife is to deny life. To concentrate on Heaven is to create hell. In their desperate longing to transcend the disorderliness, friction, and unpredictability that pesters life; in their desire for a fresh start in a tidy habitat, germ-free and secured by angels, religious multitudes are gambling the only life they may ever have on a dark horse in a race that has no finish line."

4. Douglas Adams:

   He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.

5. Mark Sandlin:

   You either believe that Christians should stay out of politics altogether and focus on the afterlife, or you think we should be involved in the here-and-now: social justice, economic justice, fight inequality.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=afterlife
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Afterlife
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterlife
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=afterlife