Deseret (term used by early Latter-day Saints)

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cultural symbol historical concept religious term

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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Deseret	0

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural symbol ⓘ historical concept ⓘ religious term ⓘ
appearsIn	Book of Mormon NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
etymologySource	Book of Mormon term for honeybee ⓘ
geographicAssociation	American West NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Utah region ⓘ
hasConnotation	collective righteousness ⓘ hard work ⓘ orderly society ⓘ self-sufficiency ⓘ
influencedSymbolismOf	Utah state beehive emblem ⓘ
inspired	Deseret Alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ Deseret Book NERFINISHED ⓘ Deseret News NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Latter-day Saint movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
scripturalSource	Book of Ether NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	historical and symbolic term in modern usage ⓘ
symbolizes	communal effort ⓘ cooperative labor ⓘ diligence ⓘ industry ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminentUse	19th century ⓘ
usedBy	Mormon pioneers NERFINISHED ⓘ early Latter-day Saints ⓘ

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Deseret → isNamedAfter → Deseret (term used by early Latter-day Saints) ⓘ

subject surface form: Deseret, Utah