otherworldly

(ut̸h′ər wʉrld)

adjective

being apart from material or earthly interests; spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world

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See otherworldly in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of another world, especially a mystical or transcendental world: “The effect was dreamy, otherworldy” (Gioia Diliberto).
  2. Devoted to the world of the mind; concerned with intellectual or imaginative things.
  3. Concerned with an afterlife, especially when inattentive to the present.

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  • othˌer·worldˈli·ness noun

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