hereafter
n.life after death. People use this word when talking about what happens to the soul when the body dies.
n.existence or life after death, often within a religious or spiritual context.
“Many religions teach that there is a peaceful hereafter.”
“The poet spent his final years writing about the mystery of the hereafter and the journey of the soul.”
“While some focus entirely on their present circumstances, others live according to strict moral codes in the hope of securing a favorable place in the hereafter.”
Typically preceded by the definite article 'the'.
“This is particularly true for forests dominated by Sequoia sempervirens (hereafter redwood), the world's tallest tree species.”
From Old English hēræfter (“in the aftertime; later on”). By surface analysis, here + after.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.