Deseret (term used by early Latter-day Saints)

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Deseret (as used by early Latter-day Saints) is a term from the Book of Mormon meaning “honeybee,” symbolizing industry and often associated with the Latter-day Saint vision of a theocratic society in the American West.

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Deseret (term used by early Latter-day Saints) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural symbol ⓘ
historical concept ⓘ
religious term ⓘ
appearsIn Book of Mormon ⓘ
associatedWith Latter-day Saint settlement in the American West ⓘ
Latter-day Saint theocracy ⓘ
Mormon pioneer era ⓘ
Utah Territory history ⓘ
theocratic ideals ⓘ
conceptualDomain religion ⓘ
settler colonization of the American West ⓘ
socio-political ideals ⓘ
culturalRole emblem of Mormon pioneer industry ⓘ
identity symbol for early Latter-day Saints ⓘ
describedIn Book of Mormon ⓘ
etymologySource Book of Mormon term for honeybee ⓘ
geographicAssociation American West ⓘ
linked to: Old West

Great Basin ⓘ
present-day Utah region ⓘ
hasConnotation collective righteousness ⓘ
hard work ⓘ
orderly society ⓘ
self-sufficiency ⓘ
influencedSymbolismOf Utah state beehive emblem ⓘ
inspired Deseret Alphabet ⓘ
linked to: Deseret script

Deseret Book ⓘ
Deseret News ⓘ
name of the proposed State of Deseret ⓘ
various Latter-day Saint institutions and businesses ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Book of Mormon language ⓘ
linkedTo Brigham Young era governance ideals ⓘ
Mormon theodemocracy concept ⓘ
meaning honeybee ⓘ
relatedSymbol beehive ⓘ
religiousGroupUsage Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints members ⓘ
religiousTradition Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
Latter-day Saint movement ⓘ
scripturalSource Book of Ether ⓘ
linked to: Book of Mormon
status historical and symbolic term in modern usage ⓘ
symbolizes communal effort ⓘ
cooperative labor ⓘ
diligence ⓘ
industry ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminentUse 19th century ⓘ
usedBy Mormon pioneers ⓘ
early Latter-day Saints ⓘ

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Deseret, Utah → isNamedAfter → Deseret (term used by early Latter-day Saints) ⓘ
subject linked to: Deseret