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noun
: a special order of Mormon marriage solemnized in a Mormon temple and held to be binding for a future life as well as the present one
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First Known Use
1862, in the meaning defined above
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“Celestial marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celestial%20marriage. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.
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