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otherworld

otherworld

2 9.9
A place beyond the living world where spirits live
  • noun
  • /ˈʌðərˌwɜrld/
  • Literature
translation icon : otro mundo
  • In ancient myths, the otherworld is often depicted as a paradise where souls go after death.
  • otherworld men

Examples

  • The first was to honor the dead who were allowed to rise from the Otherworld.

    Blog text (18)
  • His dreamy eyes gleamed in the fractured light of the otherworld.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Come from the great otherworld to join us.

  • Experience for yourself its otherworld luxury...

  • It's the most powerful book of the Otherworld.

  • There was no trace of the Otherworld there.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Now, you can beg her forgiveness in the Otherworld.

  • Simultaneously, it constructs for the family and community a portrait of the quality of the deceased's existence in the otherworld.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In secret, because she was ashamed, she had schooled herself in all the old lore of mortals released from the Otherworld.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • In the Elder Age, when this world and the Otherworld were one, Chameol was a cloister, a walled city within the royal seat of Iule.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

supernatural
vsotherworld
34 7.4

A world of beings and events believed to be beyond nature

is the general idea of realms beyond the physical, not only forces
fantasy world
vsotherworld
21 4.4

An imagined place in your mind with magic and strange creatures

is a real or believed beyond physical realm, not merely invented for stories
spirit world
vsotherworld
  • Literature
19 7.9

A place where spirits like ghosts, angels, or ancestors live

is wider, covering many kinds of nonphysical realms beyond just spirit places
netherworld
vsotherworld
  • Literature
10 8.8

A dark world below the earth where the dead live

is broader and not limited to underworld or solely dead inhabitants
astral plane
vsotherworld
3 9.9

A non-physical world people believe you can visit in dreams, meditation, or after death

is broader, not limited to accessible or experiential routes like meditation
spiritual world
vsotherworld
3 6.9

A place beyond the life we can see and touch where gods and unseen beings live

is a broader realm beyond the physical, not only those divine inhabitants
dreamworld
vsotherworld
2 6.6

An imagined perfect place that exists only in dreams

is used for realms thought to exist beyond physical reality, not only dreams
afterworld
vsotherworld
  • Literature
1 8.4

A place or life people believe exists after death

is wider, covering many beyond physical realms not only postdeath existence
outworld
vsotherworld
  • Literature
1 9.9

A world you do not know, seen in fantasy or science fiction

is specifically about realms beyond the physical with spiritual or supernatural ties
world of dreams
vsotherworld
1 6.3

A place in your mind where you imagine things

can include believed nonphysical realms, not only the dream or fantasy state
fantasy realm
vsotherworld
1 5.8

A made-up world with magic and creatures like dragons and wizards

is often believed real rather than purely imagined or fictional
supramundane
vsotherworld
9.9

A place beyond the physical world like heaven

is the same beyond physical idea but often used more broadly in belief
supernature
vsotherworld
9.9

A power beyond the natural world often seen in miracles

is a general beyond physical realm that includes those higher qualities
Annwfn
vsotherworld
  • Literature
9.9

A magical Welsh land where fairies live and people never grow old

is the general beyond physical realm idea, not tied to one myth
phantasy world
vsotherworld
  • Archaic
9.1

An imagined place someone believes is real

is a collectively believed or mythic realm rather than an individual imagination

How Transcendent

otherworld
  • Literature
2 9.9

Surface Forms

otherworld singular
otherworlds plural

Morphology

otherworld = other (transparent) = other + world

Direct, regular compound: 'other' + 'world' conveys 'another/different world' which matches the supernatural sense.

Etymology

Otherworld is made of the simple parts other ('different') and world ('the place we live'). So it means a 'different world' beyond our own, often the hidden or spiritual place in stories and beliefs.