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otherworldliness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being otherworldly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: other-worldness

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

concern with things of the spirit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spirituality, spiritualism, spiritism

Antonyms: worldliness

Broader terms: inwardness, internality

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English otherworldly Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English otherworldliness From otherworldly + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hindi: अलौकिकता (alaukiktā) — quality of being otherworldly
  • Italian: oltremondanità — quality of being otherworldly