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Celestial City

name

Etymology

In reference to the spires of the churches.

Definitions

  1. Nickname for Fredericton

    Nickname for Fredericton: the capital of New Brunswick, Canada.

    • Then the river widens out, and over its shining expanse we see the long bridges, the spires, and the billowy foliage of the city of elms, Fredericton, which is called by New-Brunswickers, in affectionate banter, the “Celestial City.”

  2. Heaven in the allegory The Pilgrim's Progress.

    • […]I once was, as I thought, fair for the Cœleſtial City, and had then even joy at the thoughts that I ſhould get thither.

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