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Definition of "otherworld" []

  • A world or existence beyond earthly reality. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "otherworld" in a sentence
  • "Ruling over this otherworld is an oppressive hierarchy known as the Magisterium, which is guilty of the unforgivable sin of (horrors!) telling people what to do."
  • "It can summon the headless warrior, the greatest swordsman in otherworld with the spell, ‘come forth warrior, the battle has just begun,’ and to send him away, ‘its warrior this battle is done.’"
  • "SF/F has always questioned the status quo, imagined alternatives, and looked at assumptions and prejudices in otherworld settings that let us see the absurdities."