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# afterlife

noun (the afterlife, afterlives — rare)

«afterlife» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The afterlife is a life that many people believe comes after death, for example in heaven. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterlife/#m1)
2. (rare, informal) The afterlife of something is what happens to it after it stops being used, like the afterlife of a plastic bottle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterlife/#m2)

### In the lessons

In religious education, Christians believe in heaven and resurrection; Muslims, Jews and others have their own teachings; ancient Egyptians buried pharaohs with things for the afterlife; in history and stories about mummies and ghosts; phrases: in the afterlife, belief in the afterlife.

### Examples

- Ancient Egyptians packed food and treasure for the afterlife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterlife/#x1)
- Christians believe that people who trust God will live with him in the afterlife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterlife/#x2)
- Different religions teach different things about the afterlife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterlife/#x3)
- The pharaoh's tomb was filled with things for his afterlife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterlife/#x4)
- Some people do not believe in an afterlife at all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterlife/#x5)
- The lesson was about the afterlife of a recycled can. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterlife/#x6)

### Note

Usually «the afterlife», singular. Say beliefs respectfully as beliefs: «Many people believe…», «Christians believe…». No one can prove the afterlife scientifically; it is a matter of faith.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «afterlife» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterlife/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«afterlife» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/afterlife.html) on Mova free.