afterlife
pronunciation
How to pronounce afterlife in British English:
UK [ˈɑ:ftəlaɪf]
How to pronounce afterlife in American English:
US [ˈæftərlaɪf]
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- Noun:
- life after death
Word Origin
- afterlife (n.)
- 1590s, "a future life" (especially after resurrection), from after + life.
Example
- 1. They buried their dead with supplies of beer for use in the afterlife .
- 2. But most practices are shaped by religious beliefs and a faith in the afterlife .
- 3. That those who believe in an afterlife ascribe mental acuity to the dead is hardly surprising .
- 4. Communities from chile to egypt to sicily have mummified their dead to preserve the body for the afterlife .
- 5. As this exhibition reveals no civilisation ever had a stronger belief in the afterlife than egypt .