hereafter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun life after death
    afterlife.
  2. noun the time yet to come
    time to come; future; futurity.
  3. adverb in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
    hereunder; hereinafter.
    • the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises
    • the terms specified hereunder
  4. adverb in a future life or state
    • hope to win salvation hereafter
  5. adverb following this in time or order or place; after this
    • hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance

WordNet

Here*aft"er adverb
Etymology
AS. hræfter.
Definitions
  1. In time to come; in some future time or state.
    Hereafter he from war shall come. Dryden.
Here*aft"er noun
Definitions
  1. A future existence or state. Syn. afterlife, the life to come, future life, eternal bliss, eternal reward,
    'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter. Addison.

Webster 1913