other-worldly

Adjective

Meaning

other-worldly (comparative more other-worldly, superlative most other-worldly)

Alternative spelling of otherworldly

Alternative names

other worldly

Synonyms

Examples

Though man's feeling for the other-worldly often has recourse to solitude, solitude does not foster its development; rather, it is nourished by communion, to which the church is more propitious than the cemetery. André Malraux

I get the greatest feeling when I'm singing. It's other-worldly. Your feet are anchored into the Earth and into this energy force that comes up through your feet and goes up the top of your head and maybe you're holding hands with the angels or the stars, I have no idea. Cyndi Lauper

Forgiveness and reconciliation are not just ethereal, spiritual, other-worldly activities. They have to do with the real world. They are realpolitik, because in a very real sense, without forgiveness, there is no future. Desmond Tutu

As one commentator notes, "In contrast to this scene of primitive violence, the serenity of the Mozart is, literally, other-worldly" and "the power of this elemental encounter is heightened by the music." Source: Internet

For a Platonist, that is utter blasphemy – and all the worse because it obviously derives to some extent from the sharply other-worldly side of Plato's own teaching (e.g. in the Phaedo ). Source: Internet

Also the other-worldly Gróf Palace, a building so extraordinary it's a stage set for a fairy-tale production, along with various others along the way. Source: Internet

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