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noun

the next world; the hereafter; heaven.
Informal. a place or future time seemingly very remote: You could keep it up till kingdom come.

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RELATED WORDS

afterlife, hereafter

Nearby words

  1. kingbolt,
  2. kingchow,
  3. kingcraft,
  4. kingcup,
  5. kingdom,
  6. kingdom for a horse!, my,
  7. kingdom hall,
  8. kingdom of ends,
  9. kingfish,
  10. kingfisher

Origin of kingdom come

First recorded in 1775–85; extracted from the phrase Thy kingdom come in the Lord's Prayer
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for kingdom come

kingdom come

noun

the next world; life after death
informal the end of the world (esp in the phrase until kingdom come)
informal unconsciousness or death
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Culture definitions for kingdom come

kingdom come

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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