otherworldly

otherworldly
adj
1. unearthly, supermundane, supramundane, extramundane; transmundane, transcendent; metaphysical, spiritual; supernatural, supra-natural, preternatural; fabulous, remarkable, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, out of this world.
2. spectral, astral, ethereal, ghostly, phantom, phantomlike, wraithlike; incorporeal, Obs. incorporal, unsubstantial, impalpable, intangible, bodiless, disembodied; magical, fey, unreal, insubstantial, fantastic, illusory, visionary, chimeric, chimerical.
3. occult, cabalistic, mystic, mystical, transcendental; mysterious, arcane, esoteric, unknown; eerie, weird, strange, bizarre, uncanny.

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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 a) Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a different world than that of the tangible here and now, such as a heavenly, spiritual, or imaginary world. Every religion that becomes ascendant, in so far as it is not otherworldly, must… …   Wiktionary

  • 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

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