hereafter

Noun · Adverb
US[hih-raf-ter]/hɪˈræftɚ/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adverb (3)

  1. in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.“the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises”“the terms specified hereunder”Synonyms: hereinafterhereunder
  2. in a future life or state“hope to win salvation hereafter”
  3. following this in time or order or place; after this“hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance”

Noun (2)

  1. life after deathSynonyms: afterlifeType of life, lifetimeKinds kingdom come, immortality
  2. the time yet to comeSynonyms: futurefuturitytime to comeType of timeKinds tomorrow, offing, by-and-by, kingdom come, manana
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Here·aft′er adverb

Origin: AS. hēræfter.

In time to come; in some future time or state.

Hereafter he from war shall come.— John Dryden

Here·aft′er noun

A future existence or state.

'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter.— Joseph Addison

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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