English
Adjective
en-adj
#Of, concerned with, or preoccupy|preoccupied with a different world than that of the tangible here and now, such as a heavenly, spiritual, or imaginary world.
#*1917, w:H._G._Wells|H. G. Wells, 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, w:John_Galsworthy|John Galsworthy, 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.
zh:otherworldly
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