Adjective

(en adjective)

Pertaining to a symbol.

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Referring to something with an implicit meaning.

Adjective

(en adjective)

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.

*1917 , , God, the Invisible King , ch. 5,

*:Every religion that becomes ascendant, in so far as it is not otherworldly , must necessarily set its stamp upon the methods and administration of the law.

*2007 , Clive Davis, " Simphiwe Dana: The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street," Times of London , 26 Aug.,

*:Dana has the otherworldly temperament of a mystic.

Not belonging to the real world; unnatural; odd and unfamiliar.

*1919 , , Saint's Progress , ch. 7,

*:He had not seen cricket played since the war began; it seemed almost otherworldly , with the click of the bats, and the shrill young voices.