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blow to kingdom come

/ˈbloʊ tə ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
blow to king-dom come
IPA
/ˈbloʊ tə ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm/
34
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To totally destroy (something); to annihilate or wipe out (something), often via an explosion.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From blow (“to cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed”) + to + kingdom come (“place that one will go to after one’s death, afterlife; death; state of complete annihilation; heaven or paradise”). Kingdom come is derived from the phrase “Thy kingdom come” from the Lord’s Prayer which is recorded in Matthew 6:9–13 and Luke 11:2–4 in the Bible: see, for example, Matthew 6:10 in the King James Version (spelling modernized): “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, in earth, as it is in heaven.” By these sentences, Jesus seeks the establishment of the rule of God the Father over the Earth in the future.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbloʊ tə ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm/
  • British English: /ˈbləʊ tə ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

blows to kingdom come (present, singular) blowing to kingdom come (participle, present) blew to kingdom come (past) blown to kingdom come (participle, past)

Phrases

blow up blow out of the water Total body disruption

Frequently Paired Words

kill blow up blow out of the water Total body disruption

Rhymes With

from some come become kingdom come mum sum overcome drum cum thumb gum

Questions

How do you pronounce blow to kingdom come?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbloʊ tə ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm/.
What does blow to kingdom come mean?
To totally destroy (something); to annihilate or wipe out (something), often via an explosion.
Where does blow to kingdom come come from?
From blow (“to cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed”) + to + kingdom come (“place that one will go to after one’s death, afterlife; death; state of complete annihilation; heaven or paradise”). Kingdom come is derived from the phrase “Thy kingdom come” from the Lord’s Prayer which is recorded in Matthew 6:9–13 and Luke 11:2–4 in the Bible: see, for example, Matthew 6:10 in the King James Version (spelling modernized): “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, in earth, as it is in heaven.” By these sentences, Jesus seeks the establishment of the rule of God the Father over the Earth in the future.

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