Meaning of Celestial City | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Nickname for Fredericton: the capital of New Brunswick, Canada.
   poetic
2. Heaven in the allegory The Pilgrim's Progress.

Examples

“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.””

“[…]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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