afterlife
n. uncountable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈæftɝˌɫaɪf// UK //ˈɑːftəlˌaɪf// af·ter·life
n. the time or place where people are believed to exist after they die.
n. the state of existence or the realm believed to follow physical death.
Many religions describe a peaceful afterlife.
She found comfort in the belief that her grandmother was waiting for her in the afterlife.
The novel explores how the characters' actions in the present are driven by their fears and hopes regarding the afterlife.
From after- + life.