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"ref": "1917, H. G. Wells, chapter 5, in God, the Invisible King",
"text": "Every religion that becomes ascendant, in so far as it is not otherworldly, must necessarily set its stamp upon the methods and administration of the law.",
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"ref": "2007 August 26, Clive Davis, “Simphiwe Dana: The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street”, in Times of London",
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"_dis1": "90 10",
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"word": "nadpozemský"
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"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
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"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
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"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "araamkveq̇niuri",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "არაამქვეყნიური"
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"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
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"roman": "apókosmos",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "απόκοσμος"
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"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
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"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
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"word": "потусторо́нний"
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"ref": "2015 April 15, Jonathan Martin, “For a Clinton, It’s Not Hard to Be Humble in an Effort to Regain Power”, in The New York Times",
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"ref": "2021 September 1, Michael Levenson, Anne Barnard, “Scenes from New York City as Ida paralyzes region”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
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"ref": "2024 April 2, Sarfraz Manzoor, quoting Suzi Ronson, “‘Bowie said he’d sell his soul to be famous’: Suzi Ronson on sex, ruthless ambition – and dyeing David’s hair red”, in The Guardian, →ISSN",
"text": "“David used to say he would sell his soul to be famous,” she says. “But he was also otherworldly – and you couldn’t take your eyes off him.”",
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},
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"ref": "2021 September 1, Michael Levenson, Anne Barnard, “Scenes from New York City as Ida paralyzes region”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
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},
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"ref": "2024 April 2, Sarfraz Manzoor, quoting Suzi Ronson, “‘Bowie said he’d sell his soul to be famous’: Suzi Ronson on sex, ruthless ambition – and dyeing David’s hair red”, in The Guardian, →ISSN",
"text": "“David used to say he would sell his soul to be famous,” she says. “But he was also otherworldly – and you couldn’t take your eyes off him.”",
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "nadpozemský"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "ylimaallinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "d’un autre monde"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "araamkveq̇niuri",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "არაამქვეყნიური"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "jenseitig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apókosmos",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "απόκοσμος"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "apokósmios",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "ἀποκόσμιος"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "oltremondano"
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"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
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"word": "oltrenaturale"
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
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"word": "ultrāmundānus"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "nieziemski"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "potustorónnij",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "потусторо́нний"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of a different world than that of the here and now",
"word": "utomvärldslig"
}
],
"word": "otherworldly"
}
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