kingdom

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪŋdəm/

noun

  • 1a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen: the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • a realm associated with or regarded as being under the control of a particular person or thing: the kingdom of dreams
  • 2the spiritual reign or authority of God.
  • the rule of God or Christ in a future age.
  • heaven as the abode of God and of the faithful after death.
  • 3each of the three traditional divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) in which natural objects have conventionally been classified.
  • Biology the highest category in taxonomic classification.

Phrases

come into (or to) one's kingdom

achieve recognition or supremacy.

till (or until) kingdom come

informal forever.

to kingdom come

informal into the next world: the truck was blown to kingdom come

Origin:

Old English cyningdōm 'kingship' (see king, -dom)