hereafter
part of speech
adverb; noun (the hereafter)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) From now on; after this time. tree →
2) (formal, law) In this document from this point on, as in «hereafter called the Buyer». tree →
3) (noun, the hereafter) Life after death. tree →
4) In a book, hereafter means later on in the same book, as in 'as we shall see hereafter'. tree →
sense in the lessons
A formal word in legal papers and old writing. In church life «the hereafter» means life after death; Christians believe in eternal life with God after death. In everyday speech people say «from now on» instead.
examples
- Hereafter, all homework must be handed in on Monday. tree →
- The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, hereafter called the RSPB, was founded in 1889. tree →
- Many religions teach about the hereafter. tree →
- Christians believe that the hereafter is life with God. tree →
- «Hereafter you shall be called the Elephant's Child no more,» the storyteller might say. tree →
- The contract says the house, hereafter «the property», is sold. tree →
- He married Rhea, daughter of Uranus and Gaea, a very important divinity, to whom a special chapter will be devoted hereafter. tree →
note
Formal or old-fashioned; one word. In essays, «hereafter» is used to give a short name for something: «the United Nations (hereafter UN)». Related old words: hereby, herein, heretofore.
Trees and pragmatics
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