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Zion

noun

Zi·​on ˈzī-ən How to pronounce Zion (audio)
variants or less commonly Sion
1
a
: the Jewish people : israel
b
: the Jewish homeland that is symbolic of Judaism or of Jewish national aspiration
c
: the ideal nation or society envisaged by Judaism
2
: heaven
3
: utopia

Example Sentences

found the path to Zion by doing penance for the wayward ways of her youth Robert Owen's New Harmony, Indiana, was but one of many attempts to establish an American Zion.

Word History

Etymology

Middle English Sion, from Old English, citadel in Palestine which was the nucleus of Jerusalem, from Late Latin, from Greek Seiōn, from Hebrew Ṣīyōn

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler
The first known use of Zion was before the 12th century

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