deseret
/dɛz.əˈɹɛt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A state, proposed in 1849 and never recognized, which would have included most of Utah and Nevada and parts of other states.
name
A script, invented in Utah, conceived of as a radical reform and replacement of the Latin script, intended for writing English phonetically. Example: the word seven in Deseret is 𐑅𐐯𐑂𐐮𐑌.
Example Sentences
- "In 1849 the Mormons organized a "free and independent" government and erected the "State of Deseret," with Brigham Young as its head. But the very next year Congress deliberately snubbed it and created the "Territory of Utah" out of the same accumulation of mountains, sage-brush, alkali and general desolation, -- but made Brigham Governor of it."
- "Nearly 1,000 people attended tours of the 15,000-resident city, a dinner and a ceremony to commemorate Utah's Jan. 4 birthday, when the land of Deseret became an arm of the Union."
Etymology
From the Book of Mormon, in which the word is said to mean honey bee in the language of the Jaredites.
Inflected Forms
𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻 (alternative)
Phrases
State of Deseret
Frequently Paired Words
State of Deseret