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.

Example Sentences

His writing has also appeared in The Daily Caller and Salt Lake City's Deseret News.

From The Daily Beast

According to the Salt Lake City Deseret News, Jason Otterstrom, now engaged to be married, is pursuing his Ph.D.

From The Daily Beast

They first called their territory Deseret, but later changed it to the Indian name of Utah.

From Project Gutenberg

The specimens have generally been sent (through the Deseret Museum) to colleges and museums in the East.

From Project Gutenberg

The Mormons may well call their country Deseret—land of the bee.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

At this time the Mormons were again seeking admission for the State of Deseret.

From Project Gutenberg