Kingdom of Heaven

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Kingdom of Heaven

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Inherited from Middle English kingdom of hevene, kingdom of hevenes, a calque of Ancient Greek Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν (Basileía tôn Ouranôn), from the Gospel of Matthew.

proper noun the Kingdom of Heaven

  1. A concept of heaven as a hierarchical dominion with God at the top and a court of saints, archangels and angels.

    Similar: Kingdom of God, Reign of God

  2. The place where God rules and reigns.

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name Christian concept

EspañolReino de los Cielos
한국어하느님의 나라 haneunim-ui nara, 천국 cheon'guk
日本語神の王国 kami no ōkoku, 天国 tengoku
中文天國 /天国 tiānguó
हिन्दीपरमेश्वर का राज्य parameśvar kā rājya
PortuguêsReino dos Céus
FrançaisRoyaume des cieux
DeutschHimmelreich
ItalianoRegno dei Cieli
ΕλληνικάΒασιλεία των Ουρανών Vasileía ton Ouranón
RomânăÎmpărăția Cerurilor
РусскийЦа́рство небе́сное Cárstvo nebésnoje, Ца́рствие Бо́жие Cárstvije Bóžije
Tiếng ViệtNước Trời, Nước Thiên Chúa
العربيةمَلَكُوت السَّمَاوَات malakūt as-samāwāt

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@misc{kingdom_of_heaven_2026,
  title = {Kingdom of Heaven},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kingdom%20of%20heaven},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}