kingdom come
kingdom come
noun
1.
the next world; the hereafter; heaven.
2.
Informal. a place or future time seemingly very remote: You could keep it up till kingdom come.
Origin:
1775–85; extracted from the phrase Thy kingdom come in the Lord's Prayer
1775–85; extracted from the phrase Thy kingdom come in the Lord's Prayer
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| kingdom come | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the next world; life after death |
| 2. | informal the end of the world (esp in the phrase until kingdom come) |
| 3. | informal unconsciousness or death |
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kingdom come definition
The next world; the afterlife: “The superpowers have enough nuclear warheads to blow the entire world to kingdom come.” An allusion to the Lord's Prayer: “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.”
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