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noun
The other realms of existence beyond the world of mankind, especially the realms of the dead or the fairy folk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
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noun
A world beyond death; an afterlife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: hereafter, other side
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noun
A world other than the everyday world.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A world other than the everyday world.
A mythical abode of otherworldly beings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: abstraction, abstract entity
History
From otherworld.
From Middle English othyr world, oþerr werelld, oþer world, from Old English ōþer weoruld, equivalent to other + world.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
