Definitions for kingdom come

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

king′dom come′(n.)

  1. the hereafter; heaven.

Origin of kingdom come:

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

Princeton's WordNet

  1. kingdom come(noun)

    the next world

    "he nearly blew us to kingdom come"

  2. kingdom come(noun)

    the end of time

    "you can wet the bed till kingdom come, for all I care"

Wiktionary

  1. kingdom come(Noun)

    The next world; heaven or paradise

  2. Origin: From the phrase in the Lord's Prayer, possibly construed as a shortening of kingdom to come.


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