What does "hereafter" mean?
Hereafter: In time to come; in some future time or state. Hereafter he from war shall come. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.A future existence or state. 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter. Addison.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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