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au-delà — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • afterlife noun A form of existence believed to continue after physical death.
  • beyond prep Further away than, or on the far side of, a place or point.
  • heaven noun In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
  • over adj Finished; ended.
  • underworld noun The organized criminal side of society, especially those involved in serious or large-scale crime.

Senses

au-delà is used for these senses in English:

  • above and beyond (idiomatic) Doing more than is expected or required.
  • above and beyond (idiomatic) Further than; doing more than is expected or required.
  • afterlife A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
  • beyond Further away than.
  • beyond On the far side of.
  • over In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.
  • underworld (religion, or, mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

afterlife — full definition

  1. noun A form of existence believed to continue after physical death.
  2. noun The continued influence, use, or reception of something after its original context has ended.

beyond — full definition

  1. prep Further away than, or on the far side of, a place or point.
  2. prep Later than, or exceeding, a certain limit.
  3. prep Outside the range of understanding or ability.
  4. noun (with "the") Whatever lies beyond death or normal understanding; the hereafter.

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