Aftermind
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A new or changed way of thinking, often as a result of repentance; a renewed mind.
"Now, brethren, what we want you to mark is this, repentance is not the gushing forth of tears from the fountain of a man's head, under the pressure of calamity; but true repentance is an aftermind, as the word in the Greek literally signifies — a new mind, a turning of the heart to God."
Example
More examples"Now, brethren, what we want you to mark is this, repentance is not the gushing forth of tears from the fountain of a man's head, under the pressure of calamity; but true repentance is an aftermind, as the word in the Greek literally signifies — a new mind, a turning of the heart to God."
Etymology
From after- + mind.
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