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Stressing the God-centered life can lead to an otherworldly withdrawal from everyday earthly life.
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Meaning of "otherworldly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OTHERWORLDLY

otherworldly  [ˌʌðəˈwɜːldlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OTHERWORLDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Otherworldly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OTHERWORLDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of otherworldly in the English dictionary

The definition of otherworldly in the dictionary is of or relating to the spiritual or imaginative world. Other definition of otherworldly is impractical or unworldly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OTHERWORLDLY


baldly
ˈbɔːldlɪ
boldly
ˈbəʊldlɪ
childly
ˈtʃaɪldlɪ
coldly
ˈkəʊldlɪ
cuckoldly
ˈkʌkəldlɪ
detailedly
ˈdiːteɪldlɪ
manifoldly
ˈmænɪˌfəʊldlɪ
mildly
ˈmaɪldlɪ
newfangledly
ˈnjuːˈfæŋɡəldlɪ
old-worldly
ˌəʊldˈwɜːldlɪ
overboldly
ˌəʊvəˈbəʊldlɪ
puzzledly
ˈpʌzəldlɪ
ribaldly
ˈrɪbəldlɪ
troubledly
ˈtrʌbəldlɪ
unbridledly
ʌnˈbraɪdəldlɪ
untroubledly
ʌnˈtrʌbəldlɪ
unwieldly
ʌnˈwiːldlɪ
unworldly
ʌnˈwɜːldlɪ
wildly
ˈwaɪldlɪ
worldly
ˈwɜːldlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OTHERWORLDLY

other
other from
other ranks
other than
other things being equal
other world
other-directed
othergates
otherguess
otherness
others
otherwhere
otherwhile
otherwise
otherworldish
otherworldliness

WORDS THAT END LIKE OTHERWORLDLY

allegedly
badly
broadly
deadly
friendly
gladly
hardly
kindly
outwardly
proudly
rapidly
repeatedly
reportedly
sadly
secondly
supposedly
to put it mildly
undoubtedly
unexpectedly
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Synonyms and antonyms of otherworldly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OTHERWORLDLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «otherworldly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of otherworldly

Translation of «otherworldly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OTHERWORLDLY

Find out the translation of otherworldly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of otherworldly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «otherworldly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

空想
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de otro mundo
570 millions of speakers

English

otherworldly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परलोक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أخروي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потусторонний
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sobrenatural
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারলৌকিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

un autre monde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lain di dunia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jenseits
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

別世界の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

내세
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Liyane ing donya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giới khác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மறுமையின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अव्यवहार्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başka dünyalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ultraterrena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieziemski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потойбічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nelumesc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απόκοσμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hierdie aarde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

främmande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utenomjordisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of otherworldly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OTHERWORLDLY»

The term «otherworldly» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.232 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OTHERWORLDLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about otherworldly

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7 QUOTES WITH «OTHERWORLDLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word otherworldly.
1
Brandi Carlile
Colorado is an oasis, an otherworldly mountain place. I've played so many shows in Colorado that I think I'm the Colorado house band.
2
Jessica Clark
Vampires are so sexy and powerful - they're so otherworldly; they have eternal life and youth.
3
Mark Hoppus
Antarctica is otherworldly, like nothing I've ever seen before. Stark, cold, beautiful desolation.
4
Laura Mennell
I love the science-fiction genre because there's always so many endless possibilities! It's a limitless genre and can be fun playing around with otherworldly ideas.
5
Leland Ryken
Stressing the God-centered life can lead to an otherworldly withdrawal from everyday earthly life.
6
Maggie Siff
Cate Blanchett is somebody who I could watch do anything. I love what an extraordinary chameleon she can be. There's something about the way she bends and transforms that feels otherworldly to me.
7
Matthew Sweet
He helped make Living Things even more crazy than I wanted it to be. He added old-fashioned piano and classical folk music - that weird otherworldly vibe - all these elements got onto the record.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OTHERWORLDLY»

Discover the use of otherworldly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to otherworldly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Otherworldly Hamlet
No other book on Hamlet has yet to consider the way in which the play in its four major aspects of Sorrow, Sexuality, Revenge, and Death, consistently reflects the otherworldly direction of Hamlet's thought and experience ... the elegant ...
John O'Meara, 1991
2
Otherworldly and Eschatological Priesthood in the Dead Sea ...
Departing from scholarship dedicated to the socio-historical realities of priesthood at Qumran, this book explores images of otherworldly and messianic/eschatological priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls as a reflection of the religious ...
Joseph L. Angel, 2010
3
Otherworldly Maine
A literary survey of classic and modern writings in which Maine was selected as a hotspot for paranormal, fantasy, and science-fiction events cites the work of such authors as Stephen King, Mark Twain, and Jack L. Chalker. Original.
Noreen Doyle, 2008
4
Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist ...
George Pendle re-creates the world of John Parsons in this dazzling portrait of prewar superstition, cold war paranoia, and futuristic possibility.
George Pendle, 2006
5
Blur of the otherworldly: contemporary art, technology, and ...
Blur of the Otherworldly: Contemporary Art, Technology, and the Paranormal~ISBN 1-890761-08-7 U.S. $35.00 / Paperback, 7 x 9.75 in. / 198 pgs / 75 color and 25 b&w. ~Item / January / Art
Mark Alice Durant, Jane D. Marsching, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Center for Art and Visual Culture, 2006
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Blur of the Otherworldly: Contemporary Art, Technology, and ...
Blur of the Otherworldly: Contemporary Art, Technology, and the Paranormal~ISBN 1-890761-08-7 U.S. $35.00 / Paperback, 7 x 9.75 in. / 198 pgs / 75 color and 25 b&w. ~Item / January / Art
Mark Alice Durant, Jane D. Marsching, 2006
7
Real Encounters, Different Dimensions and Otherworldly Beings
The book covers accounts of the supernatural from throughout the ages, and the breadth of the duo's findings and encounters will have even nonbelievers intrigued to discover what bold claim is next.
Brad Steiger, Sherry Steiger, 2013
8
Spirit Roads: An Exploration of Otherworldly Routes
These are intriguing questions, and Paul Devereux’s answers to them are even more remarkable, opening as they do the doors – quite literally, ‘of perception’ – onto a previously unimagined world, and one all but lost to the modern ...
Paul Devereux, 2007
9
Otherworldly: Optical Delusions and Small Realities
The book features contemporary work by approximately 35 preeminent visual artists who have generated renewed interest in this art form: a diverse group of international practitioners, ranging from sculptors and painters to photographers and ...
Linda Florio, Martina D'Alton, 2011
10
Supernatural vanishings: otherworldly disappearances
Tells the stories of people who have seemingly disappeared or suddenly appeared in front of witnesses, and includes modern cases of teleportation and bilocation
Rodney Davies, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OTHERWORLDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term otherworldly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Last Best Show: Roger Waters at Newport Folk Festival
... various times; and Tallest Man on Earth, Kristian Matsson, who was good with his band, but otherworldly great during a three-song solo stint; ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
2
Haunted by the Present: Pedro Costa's 'Horse Money'
Moving through the frame with otherworldly languor, Ventura is repeatedly borne back into a past that is being literally dismantled around him. «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
3
Magazine: A leap of faith
But do not imagine her as some ethereal, otherworldly creature, for the woman behind the highfalutin title is nothing if not an unapologetically ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
4
A night under the stars with the world's oldest trees
... their branches look permanently windswept. The almost alien landscape gives the trees an otherworldly feel amongst the rocky alpine slope. «Mashable, Jul 15»
5
13 completely unglamorous first jobs of tech world superstars
We have this vision that because many of them seem otherworldly in their IQ levels, they all must have had jobs fixing security systems for ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
6
Explore the bucolic backwaters of Kerala
... whose dry, earth-toned landscapes are defined by dissonance - paupers begging outside palaces, otherworldly architecture next to slums, ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
7
Alien Forms: 'Cosmicomics' at Frosch&Portmann
Their work shares an interest in human emotion, otherworldly beauty, and a sense of humor. Calvino's voice, candid and humble, sentimental ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
8
Björk shares a three month series of emails with philosopher …
... artists have been able to execute a vision and power on par with Björk. As well as debuting her otherworldly stunning new album Vulnicura, ... «The 405, Jul 15»
9
Hats off to Derbyshire, home to 1st modern factory and backdrop for …
... on ghost walks that crawl through the city's pubs and underbelly, during which they can take in history lessons alongside otherworldly tales. «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
10
Sound Track: “New Alhambra” by Elvis Depressedly
... organic, the addition of cello adds sonorous warmth while electric guitar, atmospherics and samples balance lushness with otherworldly grit. «Mountain Xpress, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Otherworldly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/otherworldly>. Apr 2024 ».
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