otherworld
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Otherworld¹
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From otherworld.
noun the Otherworld · Otherworlds
- The other realms of existence beyond the world of mankind, especially the realms of the dead or the fairy folk. In these dreams the spirits of the Otherworld materialized in the shape of animals and spoke to them.
otherworld²
- /ˈʌðɚˌwɝld/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English othyr world, oþerr werelld, oþer world, from Old English ōþer weoruld, equivalent to other + world.
noun otherworlds · other world
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A world beyond death; an afterlife.
Similar: hereafter, other side
- A world other than the everyday world. We do not want, of course, to return to all the crudities and barbarities of the past; but also we do not want to become attenuated and spiritualized out of all mundane sense and recognition, and to live in an otherworld Paradise void of application to earthly affairs.
- A mythical abode of otherworldly beings.
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noun Translations
| 한국어 | 저세상 jeosesang |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | あの世 ano yo |
| Deutsch | Anderswelt, Anderwelt, Andere Welt, Anderes Land |
| Русский | потусторонний мир potustoronnij mir |
Talk about this word "otherworld." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/otherworld. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. otherworld. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/otherworld "otherworld." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/otherworld.Cite this
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title = {otherworld},
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