afterlife

1. A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
2. The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died. · You'll reunite later, somewhere in the afterlife.
3. The part of a person's life that follows a particular stage or event; later life. (countable, informal, uncountable) · They say that life begins at 40, but right now I'm more interested in the afterlife that begins at 65!
4. The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death. · The philanthropic endowment that she bequeathed gave her an ongoing afterlife.
5. The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of something, especially a cultural production such as a film, book, etc. · The 1970s TV show M*A*S*H had a long afterlife in syndication.

Plural afterlives