kingdom come
noun
the next world; the hereafter; heaven.
Informal.
a place or future time seemingly very remote: You could keep it up till kingdom come.
Origin of kingdom come
First recorded in 1775–85; extracted from the phrase
Thy kingdom come in the Lord's Prayer
Words nearby kingdom come
kingbolt,
kingchow,
kingcraft,
kingcup,
kingdom,
kingdom come,
kingdom for a horse!, my,
kingdom hall,
kingdom of ends,
kingfish,
kingfisher
Example sentences from the Web for kingdom come
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
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.”