upperworld
Realm of privilege
The upperworld is the realm of the living, as opposed to the underworld of the dead—a term from mythology and religion describing the sunlit world above ground.
By extension, upperworld describes legitimate society in contrast to the criminal underworld: The money was laundered back into the upperworld through real estate.
The word mirrors underworld but sees far less use.
Sky or bliss
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- immortalityExemption from death
- ascensionMovement to higher position
salvation · resurrection · ancestors · reincarnation · soul · nirvana · liberation · hereafter
Sky or bliss
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
- empyreanCelestial sphere above
- firmamentThe arching sky above
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
seraphic · angelic · supernal · astral · haloed · beatific · cherubic · radiant
Sacred Greek mountain
- ValhallaHall for fallen warriors
- AsgardNorse divine realm
- ElysiumGreek afterlife for heroes
- Tír na nÓgIrish eternal youth realm
Avalon · Arcadia · Parnassus · Shangri-La
Superior select group
- bossesManagers or raised studs
- kingpinsDominant figures in organizations
- organized crimeStructured illegal enterprise
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
dons · godfathers · crime lords · racketeers · mob bosses · masterminds · white-collar · untouchables
Provision of light
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
nirvana · transcendence · consciousness · realization · higher consciousness · spiritual ascent · bodhi · samadhi
Worshipped supernatural being
- godheadEssential nature of deity
- pantheonAll gods of a religion
- omnipotenceUnlimited universal power
- omniscienceUnlimited knowledge state
holiness · sacredness · veneration · worship · altar · oracle · prophet · revelation
heaven
Sky or bliss
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- immortalityExemption from death
ascension · salvation · resurrection · ancestors · reincarnation · soul · nirvana · liberation · hereafter · beyond
heaven
Sky or bliss
ethereal · seraphic · angelic · supernal · astral · haloed · beatific · cherubic · radiant · glorious
Olympus
Sacred Greek mountain
Tír na nÓg · Avalon · Arcadia · Parnassus · Shangri-La
elite
Superior select group
- bossesManagers or raised studs
- kingpinsDominant figures in organizations
- organized crimeStructured illegal enterprise
mafia · dons · godfathers · crime lords · racketeers · mob bosses · masterminds · white-collar · untouchables
illumination
Provision of light
moksha · nirvana · transcendence · consciousness · realization · higher consciousness · spiritual ascent · bodhi · samadhi · cosmic awareness
deity
Worshipped supernatural being
- godheadEssential nature of deity
- pantheonAll gods of a religion
- omnipotenceUnlimited universal power
omniscience · holiness · sacredness · veneration · worship · altar · oracle · prophet · revelation · sanctity
upperworldunderworld
Realm of the departed
netherworld · lower world · hell · Hades · inferno
upperworldunderworld
Realm of the departed
criminal underworld · black market · shadow economy · demimonde · underground
upper, world, worldly, worlds, worldliness, unworldly, otherworldly, underworld