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Definition of Otherworldly
1. Adjective. Existing outside of or not in accordance with nature. "Find transcendental motives for sublunary action"
Similar to: Supernatural
Derivative terms: Otherworldliness
Definition of Otherworldly
1. Adjective. Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a different world than that of the tangible here and now, such as a heavenly, spiritual, or imaginary world. ¹
2. Adjective. Not belonging to the real world; unnatural; odd and unfamiliar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Otherworldly
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Otherworldly
Literary usage of Otherworldly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Conduct and the Supernatural: Being the Norrisian Prize Essay for the Year 1913 by Lionel Spencer Thornton (1915)
"... upon the otherworldly values and em- worldly signifi- bodied in an objective
standard, with Marriage, unchanging forms."* With subjective evolutionary ..."
2. At the Hour of Death by Karlis Osis, Erlendur Haraldsson (1997)
"Reactions with the appropriate emotions to "otherworldly visitors" are in accordance
... In the US sample, about half of the otherworldly images were of a ..."
3. Paradoxes of Catholicism by Robert Hugh Benson (1913)
"He was too otherworldly when He spoke of Heavenly Bread. What is the use of
speaking of Heavenly Bread when it is earthly food that men need first of all? ..."
4. A History of Education Before the Middle Ages by Frank Pierrepont Graves (1909)
"The alienation of Christianity from the Graeco- Roman culture resulted in the
prominence of monastic schools and a reversion to the ' otherworldly ' ideal. ..."
5. Environmental Theology by Richard Cartwright Austin (1990)
"Indeed, some faithful people have been so bruised by life that such an otherworldly
hope is their only consolation; we may respect their hope and trust that ..."
6. Redemption, Hindu and Christian by Sydney Cave (1919)
"To be ' otherworldly' would be ingratitude to the gracious God whom Christ proclaimed.
The otherworldly despair of this world and look forward to a distant ..."
7. The Unity of Religions: A Popular Discussion of Ancient and Modern Beliefs by John Herman Randall, J. Gardner Smith (1910)
"Here, too, is the source of that introspective otherworldly religion which filled
the desert with hermits, and made men think that they could serve God ..."
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