Every religion that becomes ascendant, in so far as it is not otherworldly, must necessarily set its stamp upon the methods and administration of the law.
Dana has the otherworldly temperament of a mystic.
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otherworldly — adj. 1. existing outside of or not in accordance with nature. Syn: nonnatural, preternatural, transcendental. [WordNet 1.5 2. Not worldly; preparing for or concerned primarily with the afterlife; of people. [WordNet 1.5 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
otherworldly — 1873, from OTHER (Cf. other) + WORLD (Cf. world). (Otherworldliness is recorded from 1834) … Etymology dictionary
otherworldly — [adj] extraterrestrial; psychic alien, ethereal, heavenly, magical, mystical, out of this world, spiritual, supernatural, transcendental, uncanny, unearthly, unworldly, visionary; concepts 529,549,582 … New thesaurus
otherworldly — [uth΄ər wʉrld′lē] adj. being apart from material or earthly interests; spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world otherworldliness n … English World dictionary
otherworldly — adjective Date: 1879 1. a. of, relating to, or resembling that of a world other than the actual world b. devoted to preparing for a world to come 2. devoted to intellectual or imaginative pursuits • otherworldliness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
otherworldly — otherworldliness, n. /udh euhr werrld lee/, adj. of, pertaining to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come. [1870 75; other world + LY] * * * … Universalium
otherworldly — Synonyms and related words: Christlike, Christly, Elysian, God fearing, Olympian, airy, alien, angelic, arcane, asomatous, astral, autistic, beatific, beatified, blessed, bodiless, celestial, daydreaming, daydreamy, decarnate, decarnated,… … Moby Thesaurus
otherworldly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unworldly, religious, spiritual, supernatural, extramundane, unearthly, out of this world; idealistic, unreal. See unconformity, universe, heaven. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. spectral, abstract,… … English dictionary for students
otherworldly — oth|er|world|ly [ˌʌðəˈwə:ldli US ˌʌðərˈwə:r ] adj relating to religious thoughts and ideas rather than with normal daily life … Dictionary of contemporary English
otherworldly — oth|er|world|ly [ ,ʌðər wɜrldli ] adjective seeming to belong in a spiritual or imaginary world rather than the real world … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
