adverb.
In time to come; in some future time or state.
adverb.From now on
noun.
A future existence or state.
noun.
Existence after death.
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adverb.
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
adverb.
in a future life or state
noun.
the time yet to come
adverb.
following this in time or order or place; after this
noun.
life after death
Word Usage
"If the hereafter is anything like its filmic namesake, then it will turn out to be glacially slow, eternally boring, and pointless, with seemingly random plot lines aimlessly wandering about the ethereal landscape."