Meaning of sweet hereafter | Babel Free

Definitions

Heaven; paradise as enjoyed in the afterlife.

idiomatic

Examples

“Lord, what thou doest noo, an' why, We maunna seek to ken; But sune the sweet hereafter comes, An' thou wilt tell us then.”

“Miss Lacy Stafford of Taylorville was struck by an Illinois Central train at the Sangamon street crossing at 3 o'clock and in the eyes of the spectators she was wafted directly into the sweet hereafter by lightning express.”

“Owing to his sugarcane habit, his stubby front teeth are all pretty much gone to the sweet hereafter.”

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