kingdom come

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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 of kingdom come

1
First recorded in 1775–85; extracted from the phrase Thy kingdom come in the Lord's Prayer

Words Nearby kingdom come

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How to use kingdom come in a sentence

  • "You'll be darning your own socks 'til kingdom come," laughed Sleepy, glad that the joke for once was not on him.

British Dictionary definitions for kingdom come

kingdom come

noun
  1. the next world; life after death

  2. informal the end of the world (esp in the phrase until kingdom come)

  1. informal unconsciousness or death

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Cultural 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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