"world to come" meaning in English

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Noun

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. (Judaism) 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 Wikidata QID: Q175264 Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism, Afterlife Synonyms: Olam Haba
    Sense id: en-world_to_come-en-noun-en:Q175264 Disambiguation of Afterlife: 66 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27
  2. Any of various other afterlives in different theologies and mythologies.
    Sense id: en-world_to_come-en-noun-alnLkNJA

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