otherworld

noun

oth·​er·​world ˈə-t͟hər-ˌwərld How to pronounce otherworld (audio)
: a world beyond death or beyond present reality

Examples of otherworld in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When the portals to the otherworld were most accessible. Mira Ptacin, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2023 The show is set in Manhattan but also on mysterious North Brother Island, rural Uganda and a theatrical otherworld where AIDS is a character of its own. Erik Piepenburg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023 Convinced that the string is just superstition, Apollo eventually cuts the string, hurtling him, his wife and his baby into a dark, deadly otherworld of New York. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023 Her videos, rather, offer the viewer an opportunity to reside, if only for a moment, in an idyllic otherworld. Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for otherworld 

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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of otherworld was in the 13th century

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“Otherworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherworld. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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otherworld

noun
oth·​er·​world ˈət͟h-ər-ˌwərld How to pronounce otherworld (audio)
: a world beyond death

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