What does hereafter mean?
Definitions for hereafter
hɪərˈæf tər, -ˈɑf-her·e·after
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hereafter.
Princeton's WordNet
afterlife, hereafternoun
life after death
future, hereafter, futurity, time to comeadverb
the time yet to come
hereinafter, hereafter, hereunderadverb
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
"the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises"; "the terms specified hereunder"
hereafteradverb
in a future life or state
"hope to win salvation hereafter"
hereafteradverb
following this in time or order or place; after this
"hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance"
Wiktionary
hereafternoun
A future existence or state.
hereafternoun
Existence after death.
hereafteradverb
In time to come; in some future time or state.
hereafteradverb
From now on
Etymology: hræfter.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hereafteradverb
Etymology: here and after.
How worthy he is, I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.
The grand-child, with twelve sons increas’d, departs
From Canaan, to a land hereafter call’d
Egypt. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xii.Hereafter he from war shall come,
And bring his Trojans peace. Dryden.Hereafternoun
A future state.
’Tis the divinity that stirs within us;
’Tis heaven itself that points out an hereafter,
And intimates eternity to man. Joseph Addison, Cato.I still shall wait
Some new hereafter, and a future state. Matthew Prior.
Wikipedia
Hereafter
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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hereafter
Hereafter generally refers to a point in time from now into the future. It can also imply the afterlife or life after death in certain contexts, particularly in religious or spiritual discussions.
Webster Dictionary
Hereafteradverb
in time to come; in some future time or state
Hereafternoun
a future existence or state
Etymology: [AS. hrfter.]
Wikidata
Hereafter
Hereafter is the third album from the Romanian power metal band Magica. It was released in 2007. There is a video for the songs "All Waters Have the Colour of Drowning" and "Entangled".
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Anagrams for hereafter »
featherer
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hereafter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hereafter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of hereafter in a Sentence
I Pray Heaven to Bestow The Best of Blessing on THIS HOUSE, and on All that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof!
Hereafter, in a better world than this, I shall desire more love and knowledge of you.
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
In order to quiet and deter the adversary ... Armenia's armed forces will hereafter apply adequate artillery and rocket striking means, continuously targeting permanent deployment areas, military movements, military equipment and manpower.
Eternity has nothing to do with the hereafter... This is it... If you don't get it here, you won't get it anywhere. The experience of eternity right here and now is the function of life. Heaven is not the place to have the experience here's the place to have the experience.
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- ultratombaCatalan, Valencian
- más alláSpanish
- tulevaisuus, tulevaisuudessa, tuonpuoleinenFinnish
- d'ora in poiItalian
- āmuri, anamata, āmuaMāori
- hiernamaals, hiernaDutch
- daqui em diantePortuguese
- mai târziu, în viitor, de acum încoloRomanian
- потусторо́нний мир, бу́дущее, гряду́щее, загро́бный мир, зате́мRussian
- härefterSwedish
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