celestial marriage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of celestial marriage
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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One day Joseph was chatting about celestial marriage with Brigham and the unmarried Fanny Young.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2014
Popular knowledge of Mormons centres on their practice of "celestial marriage," better known as polygamy.
From Time Magazine Archive
What the Latter-day Saints call celestial marriage is characteristic of the Church, and is in very general practise; but of celestial marriage, plurality of wives was an incident, never an essential.
From The Story of "Mormonism" by James Edward Talmage
David explained the principle of celestial marriage as it had been revealed to them in earth-life, and contrasted that doctrine with what was usually taught.
From Added Upon A Story by Nephi Anderson
This he did as a feeler among the people, to pave the way for celestial marriage.
From The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite by Alfred Henry Lewis
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