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Meaning of Celestial City | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

celestial crown Celestial Empire celestial equator celestial longitude celestial marriage celestial mechanics

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