rainbow bridge
noun[S]
(alsoRainbow Bridge)uk/ˈreɪn.bəʊ ˌbrɪdʒ/us/ˈreɪn.boʊ ˌbrɪdʒ/animaginary, verypleasantplacewhere apetisbelievedto go after itdies, and whereitsownerhopestoseeit again when theydie:
Manypeoplerefer to "going overtherainbowbridge" when theysharenewsof thedeathof abelovedpetonsocialmedia.
The grief-strickenownerwrotethat hercathadcrossedtheRainbowBridge.
"When I get to thatrainbowbridge, there are going to be a lot ofdogsthere togreetme," he says.
- While somepeoplefindmeaningin therainbowbridgeaftertheirpetdies, otherpeoplemight not.
- Theterm"RainbowBridge"originatedinpoemsthat were written tohelprelievebereavedpetownersof thepainoftheirloss.
- When ananimaldiesthat has beenespeciallycloseto someone here, thatpetgoes toRainbowBridge.
Religious concepts: life after death
- afterlife
- beyond
- from beyond the graveidiom
- hell
- hellfire
- hereafter
- life
- reincarnate
- reincarnation
- underworld