Kingdom of Heaven

proper noun

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

Similar
Kingdom of GodReign of God
OriginMiddle English kingdom of hevene ← Ancient Greek Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Kingdom of Heaven
  1. ChristianityA concept of heaven as a hierarchical dominion with God at the top and a court of saints, archangels and angels.

    Synonyms: Kingdom of God, Reign of God

  2. The place where God rules and reigns.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
Kingdom of GodReign of God

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΒασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν
  2. Middle Englishkingdom of hevene
  3. EnglishKingdom of Heaven

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.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν
  • Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν (Basileía tôn Ouranôn)Christian concept
Arabic مَلَكُوت السَّمَاوَات
  • مَلَكُوت السَّمَاوَات (malakūt as-samāwāt)Christian concept
Bengali বেহেশ্তের মুলুক
  • বেহেশ্তের মুলুক (beheśter muluk)Christian concept
Catalan Regne de Déu
  • Regne de DéuChristian concept
Chinese Cantonese 天國 /天国
  • 天國 /天国 (tin¹ gwok³)Christian concept
Chinese Mandarin 天國 /天国
  • 天國 /天国 (tiānguó)Christian concept
Danish himmerige, himmerig
  • himmerigeChristian concept
  • himmerigChristian concept
  • gudsrigeChristian concept
  • Guds rigeChristian concept
Dutch koninkrijk der hemelen, hemelrijk
  • koninkrijk der hemelenChristian concept
  • hemelrijkChristian concept
Finnish taivasten valtakunta
  • taivasten valtakuntaChristian concept
French Royaume des cieux
  • Royaume des cieuxChristian concept
German Himmelreich
  • HimmelreichChristian concept
Greek Βασιλεία των Ουρανών
  • Βασιλεία των Ουρανών (Vasileía ton Ouranón)Christian concept
Hindi परमेश्वर का राज्य
  • परमेश्वर का राज्य (parameśvar kā rājya)Christian concept
Hungarian mennyország
  • mennyországChristian concept
Irish Flaitheas Dé
  • Flaitheas DéChristian concept
Italian Regno dei Cieli
  • Regno dei CieliChristian concept
Japanese 神の王国, 天国
  • 神の王国 (kami no ōkoku)Christian concept
  • 天国 (tengoku)Christian concept
Korean 하느님의 나라, 천국
  • 하느님의 나라 (haneunim-ui nara)Christian concept
  • 천국 (cheon'guk)Christian concept
Latin Regnum Coelorum
  • Regnum CoelorumChristian concept
Norwegian Bokmål himmelrike
  • himmelrikeChristian concept
Polish Królestwo Niebieskie
  • Królestwo NiebieskieChristian concept
Portuguese Reino dos Céus
  • Reino dos CéusChristian concept
Romanian Împărăția Cerurilor
  • Împărăția CerurilorChristian concept
Russian Ца́рство небе́сное, Ца́рствие Бо́жие
  • Ца́рство небе́сное (Cárstvo nebésnoje)Christian concept
  • Ца́рствие Бо́жие (Cárstvije Bóžije)Christian concept
Spanish Reino de los Cielos
  • Reino de los CielosChristian concept
Swedish himmelrike
  • himmelrikeChristian concept
Urdu آسْمانی بادْشاہَت, خُدا کی بادْشاہَت
  • آسْمانی بادْشاہَت (āsmānī bādśāhat)Christian concept
  • خُدا کی بادْشاہَت (xudā kī bādśāhat)Christian concept
Vietnamese Nước Trời, Nước Thiên Chúa
  • Nước TrờiChristian concept
  • Nước Thiên ChúaChristian concept
Cite this entry
APA

Kingdom of Heaven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingdom%20of%20Heaven

MLA

“Kingdom of Heaven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingdom%20of%20Heaven. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kingdom of Heaven,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingdom%20of%20Heaven.

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