kingdom come

king·dom come

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [king-duh m kuhm]
- /ˈkɪŋ dəm kʌm/
- /ˈkɪŋ.dəm kʌm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [king-duh m kuhm]
- /ˈkɪŋ dəm kʌm/

Definitions of kingdom come words

noun kingdom come the next world; the hereafter; heaven. 1
noun kingdom come Informal. a place or future time seemingly very remote: You could keep it up till kingdom come. 1
noun kingdom come Biblical: the afterlife, the next world 1
noun kingdom come the next world; life after death 0
noun kingdom come the end of the world (esp in the phrase until kingdom come) 0
noun kingdom come unconsciousness or death 0

See all 8 definitions of kingdom come

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Origin of kingdom come

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Kingdom come

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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kingdom come popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for kingdom come

noun kingdom come

afterlife — The afterlife is a life that some people believe begins when you die, for example a life in heaven or as another person or animal.
hereafter — after this in time or order; at some future time; farther along.

All 3 Synonyms of kingdom come