otherworldlyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌʌðəˈwəːldli/, U.S.

/ˌəðərˈwər(ə)l(d)li/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: other world n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < other world n. + -ly suffix¹, after worldly adj. Compare earlier otherworldliness n., other world adj.

a. Devoted to spiritual matters or life; ascetic, spiritual; (more generally) unworldly. Also as n. (with the): ascetic, spiritual, or unworldly people as a class (with plural agreement).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [adjective]

godcundlyeOE

godlyOE

ghostlyOE

spiritualc1384

espiritualc1405

sprituala1450

mystical1542

spiritualized1615

pneumatic1624

mystic1629

spirituousa1631

pneumatical1644

otherworldly1859

metaphysical1876

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [noun] > person > collective

otherworldly1961

1859 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 16/1 The one is this-worldly; the other is other-worldly..a frequenter of shrines, in all things too superstitious, overlooking and slighting mere physical comfort, and content with misery and dirt.

1890 Cincinnati Christian Advocate 5 Feb. 10/3 No one who has ever raised his eyes from his present narrow horizon..will ever sneer at a philosopher as ‘otherworldly’.

1932 C. P. Curran in F. J. Sheed Irish Way 134 The other-worldly man must put on the man of affairs, the monk-bishop become a politician.

1950 ‘G. Orwell’ Shooting Elephant 106 The other-worldly, anti-humanist tendency of his [sc. Gandhi's] doctrines.

1961 Bible (New Eng.) Luke xvi. 8 For the worldly are more astute than the other-worldly in dealing with their own kind.

1989 Prediction Ann. 60/2 Pisceans are often considered to be rather idealistic and other-worldly in their attitudes.

2002 Hist. Today Apr. 45/1 On the retables, architectural ornament is used to frame figurative scenes, usually Christ's life, placing them within an other-worldly sacred space.

†b. In extended use: of or relating to the intellect or imagination. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > realm of imagination > [adjective]

translunary1627

otherworldly1873

other world1882

other-worldish1894

Ruritanian1894

Vegan1940

subcreative1947

1873 W. Pater Stud. Hist. Renaissance viii. 204 It is easy with the other~worldly gifts to be a schöne Seele.

2. Of or relating to a world other than the actual or material; esp. of or relating to a mystical or fantasy world.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > of future life or state

future1733

otherworldly1879

other world1882

other-worldish1894

1879 F. J. Furnivall R. Mannyng's Chron. Wace 784/2 Divining, knowledge of other-worldly matters.

1955 A. Huxley Let. 10 Jan. (1969) 720 I took mescalin yesterday, for the second time... The experience had a human content, which the earlier, solitary experience, with its Other Worldly quality..did not possess.

1957 G. Ashe King Arthur's Avalon iii. 107 The poem entangles Arthur in a network of other-worldly themes, a network which takes in Glastonbury and the quest for a miraculous vessel.

a1997 Resource Packet for Neo-Paganism & Witchcraft (Pagan Educ. Network) 10 Witch, Two I[ndo]-E[uropean] roots: 1 weik- having magical, Otherworldy associations [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	otherworldly
释义	otherworldlyadj.n. Brit. /ˌʌðəˈwəːldli/, U.S. /ˌəðərˈwər(ə)l(d)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: other world n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < other world n. + -ly suffix¹, after worldly adj. Compare earlier otherworldliness n., other world adj. 1. a. Devoted to spiritual matters or life; ascetic, spiritual; (more generally) unworldly. Also as n. (with the): ascetic, spiritual, or unworldly people as a class (with plural agreement). ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [adjective] godcundlyeOE godlyOE ghostlyOE spiritualc1384 espiritualc1405 sprituala1450 mystical1542 spiritualized1615 pneumatic1624 mystic1629 spirituousa1631 pneumatical1644 otherworldly1859 metaphysical1876 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [noun] > person > collective otherworldly1961 1859 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 16/1 The one is this-worldly; the other is other-worldly..a frequenter of shrines, in all things too superstitious, overlooking and slighting mere physical comfort, and content with misery and dirt. 1890 Cincinnati Christian Advocate 5 Feb. 10/3 No one who has ever raised his eyes from his present narrow horizon..will ever sneer at a philosopher as ‘otherworldly’. 1932 C. P. Curran in F. J. Sheed Irish Way 134 The other-worldly man must put on the man of affairs, the monk-bishop become a politician. 1950 ‘G. Orwell’ Shooting Elephant 106 The other-worldly, anti-humanist tendency of his [sc. Gandhi's] doctrines. 1961 Bible (New Eng.) Luke xvi. 8 For the worldly are more astute than the other-worldly in dealing with their own kind. 1989 Prediction Ann. 60/2 Pisceans are often considered to be rather idealistic and other-worldly in their attitudes. 2002 Hist. Today Apr. 45/1 On the retables, architectural ornament is used to frame figurative scenes, usually Christ's life, placing them within an other-worldly sacred space. †b. In extended use: of or relating to the intellect or imagination. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > realm of imagination > [adjective] translunary1627 otherworldly1873 other world1882 other-worldish1894 Ruritanian1894 Vegan1940 subcreative1947 1873 W. Pater Stud. Hist. Renaissance viii. 204 It is easy with the other~worldly gifts to be a schöne Seele. 2. Of or relating to a world other than the actual or material; esp. of or relating to a mystical or fantasy world. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > of future life or state future1733 otherworldly1879 other world1882 other-worldish1894 1879 F. J. Furnivall R. Mannyng's Chron. Wace 784/2 Divining, knowledge of other-worldly matters. 1955 A. Huxley Let. 10 Jan. (1969) 720 I took mescalin yesterday, for the second time... The experience had a human content, which the earlier, solitary experience, with its Other Worldly quality..did not possess. 1957 G. Ashe King Arthur's Avalon iii. 107 The poem entangles Arthur in a network of other-worldly themes, a network which takes in Glastonbury and the quest for a miraculous vessel. a1997 Resource Packet for Neo-Paganism & Witchcraft (Pagan Educ. Network) 10 Witch, Two I[ndo]-E[uropean] roots: 1 weik- having magical, Otherworldy associations [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1859
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