afterlife

Noun

Life after death; the concept of a realm, or the realm itself (whether physical or transcendental), in which an essential part of an individual's identity or consciousness continues to exist after the death of the body.

ریشه

Derived from the words 'after' and 'life', first used in the 1580s.

مثال

• Many religions have different beliefs about the afterlife.
• She claimed to have had a glimpse of the afterlife during her near-death experience.
• The concept of afterlife is a major aspect of many funeral rites.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Belief in the afterlife Fear of the afterlife Concept of the afterlife