flaitheas, m. (gs. & npl. -this, gpl. ~).1. (a) Rule, sovereignty. (b) Kingdom, realm. ~ Dé, the Kingdom of God. 2. (pl.)Na flaithis, heaven. Bheith sna flaithis, to be in heaven. Sna flaithis bheaga, óga, in the seventh heaven. Dul chun na bh~, to go to heaven. Solas, suaimhneas, na bh~, the light, the peace, of heaven. Anuas as na flaithis, down from heaven. Ó na flaithis anuas, under heaven. (Var:pl. ~a)