"world to come" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: worlds to come [plural]
Etymology: Translation of Hebrew הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא (ha'olám habá, literally “the coming world”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא|lit=the coming world|tr=ha'olám habá}} Hebrew הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא (ha'olám habá, literally “the coming world”) Head templates: {{en-noun|worlds to come|head=world to come}} world to come (plural worlds to come)
  1. The Jewish afterlife or mythic future, usually thought to occur after the coming of the Messiah, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds Categories (topical): Afterlife, Judaism
    Sense id: en-world_to_come-en-noun-IAphjvws Disambiguation of Afterlife: 68 32 Disambiguation of Judaism: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. Any of various other afterlives in different theologies and mythologies.
    Sense id: en-world_to_come-en-noun-alnLkNJA

Inflected forms

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