otherworld
Realm beyond death
An otherworld is a realm beyond or separate from the ordinary world—the land of the dead, the fairy realm, or some parallel dimension: Celtic myths are full of journeys to the otherworld.
The term suggests a place that exists alongside our reality but operates by different rules.
Often used in fantasy literature and mythology to describe where spirits, gods, or magical beings dwell.
Concealed from view
- esotericAccessible to few
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
wizardry · alchemy · divination · shamanism · witchcraft · necromancy · faerie · Avalon
Exceeding usual boundaries
- intangibleNot physically present
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
incorporeal · celestial · immaterial · unearthly · gossamer · phantasmal · luminous · diaphanous
Sky or bliss
- hellUnderworld of suffering
- purgatoryPlace of temporary suffering
- limboState of uncertain waiting
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
soul · spirit · eternity · paradise · nirvana · ancestors · ghosts · salvation
Being from outer space
- UFOUnidentified aerial craft
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
- RoswellNew Mexico city, UFO-famous
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
invasion · spacecraft · parallel dimension · first contact · wormhole · close encounter · mothership · visitor
Immeasurably profound depth
- voidWithout legal effect
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- unchartedNot yet documented
- frontierEdge of settlement
cosmos · infinity · darkness · enigma · beyond the veil · terra incognita · undiscovered country · unfathomable
occult
Concealed from view
enchantment · wizardry · alchemy · divination · shamanism · witchcraft · necromancy · faerie · Avalon · Tír na nÓg
transcendent
Exceeding usual boundaries
- intangibleNot physically present
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- ghostlyResembling a specter
spectral · incorporeal · celestial · immaterial · unearthly · gossamer · phantasmal · luminous · diaphanous · wraithlike
heaven
Sky or bliss
reincarnation · soul · spirit · eternity · paradise · nirvana · ancestors · ghosts · salvation · damnation
extraterrestrial
Being from outer space
interstellar · invasion · spacecraft · parallel dimension · first contact · wormhole · close encounter · mothership · visitor
abyss
Immeasurably profound depth
frontier · cosmos · infinity · darkness · enigma · beyond the veil · terra incognita · undiscovered country · unfathomable · ineffable
- fantasywizard, witch, magic, dragon, elf
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- supernaturalghosts, ghost, witches, spirits, vampire
- imaginary worldsdreamland, fairyland, wonderland, fantasy realm, fantasy land
- paradiseparadise, Eden, edenic, Garden of Eden, elysian
- realmsrealm, kingdom, domain, Heaven, Hades
otherworldthis world
mortal realm · physical world · the here and now · earth · earthly realm
- otherworldly creaturesBeings from beyond reality