world to come

English

Etymology

Translation of Hebrew הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא‎ (ha'olám habá, literally “the coming world”).

Proper noun

world to come

  1. (Judaism) the afterlife, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds
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