/ ˌhɪərˈɑːftə(r); NAmE ˌhɪrˈæf-/ adverb , noun
■ adverb
1.
(also here·in·after ) ( in legal documents, etc. ) in the rest of this document
2.
( formal ) from this time; in future
—compare thereafter
3.
( formal ) after death :
Do you believe in a life hereafter?
■ noun
the hereafter [ sing. ] a life believed to begin after death