Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The gateway to heaven.
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- noun Alternative capitalization of
pearly gates
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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There's a section near the summit called the Pearly Gates, and it is the section that most people who climb the south side route pass through.
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His driver was Fred Gates, an old friend and longtime supporter, whom Hubert called Pearly Gates because he drove with such abandon.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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His driver was Fred Gates, an old friend and longtime supporter, whom Hubert called Pearly Gates because he drove with such abandon.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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His driver was Fred Gates, an old friend and longtime supporter, whom Hubert called Pearly Gates because he drove with such abandon.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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We're also wanting to check the south side of the mountain above timber line in case they got from Leuthold-Collier back toward the Pearly Gates, which is the main summit route to -- of the south side of Mount Hood.
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Sir David was speaking in Huddersfield, where he is directing a pilot for a sitcom called Pearly Gates.
BBC News - Home 2012
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Once you get through those Pearly Gates, that's the end of meat for you.
Clay Farris Naff: How In The World Did Colton Burpo Beat Me To Heaven? Clay Farris Naff 2011
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Once you get through those Pearly Gates, that's the end of meat for you.
Clay Farris Naff: How In The World Did Colton Burpo Beat Me To Heaven? Clay Farris Naff 2011
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Let's suppose we next get rid of those who were secretly gay, and well, even then you've got around eight people a minute lining up at the Pearly Gates.
Clay Farris Naff: How In The World Did Colton Burpo Beat Me To Heaven? Clay Farris Naff 2011
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AS HEARD ON TV: "I personally thought you were very good in Mamma Mia." — Oscar front-runner Colin Firth, imagining how he would like to be greeted by God at the Pearly Gates, on Bravo's Inside the Actors Studio. ...
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