kingdom come

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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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Words related to kingdom come

afterlife, hereafter

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Origin of kingdom come

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

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Examples from the Web for kingdom come

It seemed as if there were cannon enough there to blow the whole Confederacy into kingdom-come.
Andersonville, Volume 4|John McElroy
He says he could drive them to Kingdom-Come and they would not turn their hair.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories|John Galsworthy
They can wash to kingdom-come and back again for what I care.
The Rainbow|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
It doesn't prevent these women from quietly plying their trade and sending as many little ones as they can to kingdom-come.
Fruitfulness|Emile Zola

When the dogs get after him he makes a straight streak for kingdom-come and the hunter with the gun waits in vain.
Old Plymouth Trails|Winthrop Packard

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

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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.”