afterlife
noun/ˈæftərˌlaɪf/
Frequency rank: #8,921 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
An existence believed to follow death; life after death.
Example sentence
Many religions teach that good deeds on Earth will be rewarded in the afterlife.
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