the hereafter
noun
: an existence that comes after life ends : life after death
belief in the hereafter
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Martha Place was the first woman in America to be zapped into the hereafter by an electric chair.
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Now Jessie Hoffman faces ultimate judgment before God in the hereafter.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Moore’s grounding presence is the only thing that keeps the movie from flying into the hereafter.
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—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Quite a few dead U.S. presidents are perhaps frowning in the hereafter after Donald Trump continues to push for the annexation of Canada.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
There’s also the crowd that believes Belichick is looking to reach into the hereafter and deliver Shula some sort of celestial payback.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Like a Sagittarius, Juno crafts a hysterical and blunt portrayal of the hereafter.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
Barzakh can mean a place separating the living from the hereafter or where where souls rest until the day of judgement.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024
Typically, Egyptian tombs were divided in two parts: one to house bodies for eternity, the other acting as a passage of sorts between the living world and the hereafter.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2024
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Now Jessie Hoffman faces ultimate judgment before God in the hereafter.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Moore’s grounding presence is the only thing that keeps the movie from flying into the hereafter.
20.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Quite a few dead U.S. presidents are perhaps frowning in the hereafter after Donald Trump continues to push for the annexation of Canada.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
There’s also the crowd that believes Belichick is looking to reach into the hereafter and deliver Shula some sort of celestial payback.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Like a Sagittarius, Juno crafts a hysterical and blunt portrayal of the hereafter.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
Barzakh can mean a place separating the living from the hereafter or where where souls rest until the day of judgement.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024
Typically, Egyptian tombs were divided in two parts: one to house bodies for eternity, the other acting as a passage of sorts between the living world and the hereafter.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2024
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“The hereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hereafter. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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