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noun
The Jewish afterlife or mythic future, usually thought to occur after the coming of the Messiah, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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Synonyms: Olam Haba
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noun
Any of various other afterlives in different theologies and mythologies.
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History
A translation of Hebrew הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא (ha'olám habá, literally “the coming world”).
