hereafter

[ heer-af-ter, -ahf- ]
/ hɪərˈæf tər, -ˈɑf- /
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adverb

after this in time or order; at some future time; farther along.
in the time to follow; from now on: Hereafter I will not accept their calls.
in the life or world to come.
hereinafter.

noun

a life or existence after death; the future beyond mortal existence.
time to come; the future.

Origin of hereafter

before 900; Middle English; Old English hēræfter. See here, after

Words nearby hereafter

here's, here's to, here, there, and everywhere, hereabout, hereabouts, hereafter, hereat, hereaway, hereby, heredes, heredia

Words related to hereafter

afterlife, heaven, underworld, by-and-by, future, hell, afterworld, offing, eventually, hence, henceforth, ultimately, henceforward, hereupon, afterward, aftertime, to-be

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British Dictionary definitions for hereafter

hereafter
/ (ˌhɪərˈɑːftə) /

adverb

formal in a subsequent part of this document, matter, case, etc
a less common word for henceforth
at some time in the future
in a future life after death

noun the hereafter

life after death
the future