afterworld
Where souls go
The afterworld is a realm believed to exist after death—where souls go when life ends.
The term appears in religious and mythological contexts: The ancient Egyptians prepared elaborate tombs for the journey to the afterworld.
It carries a more neutral tone than heaven or hell, suggesting simply another plane of existence rather than reward or punishment.
Sky or bliss
- hellUnderworld of suffering
- purgatoryPlace of temporary suffering
- limboState of uncertain waiting
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
elysium · nirvana · shadowlands · beyond · other side
Profound spiritual awakening
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- liberationRelease from constraint
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
awakening · ascension · paradise · bliss · eternal rest · peace · reunion · glory
Soul's rebirth after death
- resurrectionRevival from death
- judgementFormal ruling or opinion
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- salvationDeliverance from harm
damnation · redemption · transmigration · rebirth · immortality · ascension · reckoning · passage
heaven
Sky or bliss
paradise · elysium · nirvana · shadowlands · beyond · other side
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- liberationRelease from constraint
satori · awakening · ascension · paradise · bliss · eternal rest · peace · reunion · glory · beatitude
reincarnation
Soul's rebirth after death
- resurrectionRevival from death
- judgementFormal ruling or opinion
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
salvation · damnation · redemption · transmigration · rebirth · immortality · ascension · reckoning · passage · crossing
spirit
Soul, mood, or liquor
departed · specter · phantom · wraith · apparition · revenant · soul · essence · manes · ba
- Heavenparadise, pearly gates, eternal life, kingdom of heaven, New Jerusalem
- UnderworldHades, Tartarus, Sheol, Styx, Cerberus
- skyclouds, blue sky, cloud, sun, moon
- afterlifeheaven, hell, paradise, purgatory, limbo
- immortalityimmortality, eternal life, immortals, everlasting life, deathlessness
afterworldphysical world
Tangible realm of matter
earthly realm · mortal realm · abyss · oblivion · nothingness
after, world, worldwide, worldly, afterlife, worlds, otherworldly, underworld, hereafter