Deseret

[ dez-uh-ret ]

noun
  1. a territory established by the Mormons in 1849 as a proposed state of the Union: was refused admission to the Union by Congress and incorporated in the newly organized Territory of Utah 1850.

  2. Informal. the state of Utah.

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How to use Deseret in a sentence

  • A little later on in the same month the Deseret Theological Society was organized.

    Wilford Woodruff | Matthias F. Cowley
  • At this time the Mormons were again seeking admission for the State of Deseret.

    The Story of the Mormons | William Alexander Linn