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afterworld

[ af-ter-wurld, ahf- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

afterworld

/ ˈɑːftəˌwɜːld /

First recorded in 1590–1600; after + world

“Hell exists and it is not in the afterworld,” Father Patriciello told The Daily Beast.

Ib, the queen of the afterworld, the goddess of deceased mortals, whose abode is down below the pillars of the world.

Shamans' spirits went to a special afterworld and were accompanied only by the spirits of other shamans.

Such imposture, Godwin argued, is as futile as the parallel use by religion of the pains and penalties of the afterworld.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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