afterlife
Americannoun
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Also called future life. life after death.
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the later part of a person's life.
the remarkably productive afterlife of Thomas Jefferson.
noun
Etymology
Origin of afterlife
Example Sentences
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No more swinging, slapping, or bed-destroying; just gentle rapping, proof of an afterlife.
From Literature
Mr. Bird has history he’d like to forget, but, as Mr. O’Brien notes, he gave so many others memories they’ll always remember, spawning “an afterlife for Indiana State’s one shining moment.”
Poor Sylvia Plath has found little rest in the afterlife.
From Los Angeles Times
"People tell chatbots about their medical fears, their relationship problems, their beliefs about God and the afterlife," she wrote.
From BBC
Other times, such as the surreal world of the donkey afterlife, I thought of the colorfully unpredictable universe of the music-focused game “The Artful Escape,” a quest for personal identity and self-actualization.
From Los Angeles Times
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