hereafter

[ heer-af-ter, -ahf- ]

adverb

1. after this in time or order; at some future time; farther along.
2. in the time to follow; from now on:

   Hereafter I will not accept their calls.

3. in the life or world to come.
4. hereinafter.

noun

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

hereafter

/ ˌhɪərˈɑːftə /

adverb

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

noun

1. life after death
2. the future

Word History and Origins

Origin of hereafter¹

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

Example Sentences

Holm, who acted in “Chariots of Fire,” “Brazil” and “The Sweet Hereafter,” died in 2020 at age 88.

From Los Angeles Times

Much of her work, she says, depicts an otherworldliness, a pulling back of the veil between this life and the hereafter.

From Los Angeles Times

Another company, called HereAfter AI, offers similar interactions through a “Life Story Avatar” that users can create by answering prompts or sharing their own personal stories.

From Seattle Times

The only issue is that from the hereafter dad only speaks to her in Mixtec, the native language of their community, which she never learned.

From Los Angeles Times

Platforms offering to recreate the dead with AI for a small fee already exist, such as 'Project December', which started out harnessing GPT models before developing its own systems, and apps including 'HereAfter'.

From Science Daily