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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem;
- Example: "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'"
[syn: Zion, Sion]

2. Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine;
[syn: Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion]

3. an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal;
[syn: Utopia, Zion, Sion]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Zion \Zi"on\, n. [Heb. ts[imac]y[=o]n, originally, a hill.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Jewish Antiq.) A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, the theocracy, or church of God. [1913 Webster] 3. The heavenly Jerusalem; heaven. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Zion n 1: originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem; "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'" [syn: Zion, Sion] 2: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [syn: Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion] 3: an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal [syn: Utopia, Zion, Sion]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "Zion": Canaan, Celestial City, City Celestial, City of God, Civitas Dei, Cockaigne, Holy City, New Jerusalem, Shangri-la, arcadia, bliss, elysium, empyrean, fairyland, heaven, nirvana, paradise, promised land, wonderland
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Zion sunny; height, one of the eminences on which Jerusalem was built. It was surrounded on all sides, except the north, by deep valleys, that of the Tyropoeon (q.v.) separating it from Moriah (q.v.), which it surpasses in height by 105 feet. It was the south-eastern hill of Jerusalem. When David took it from the Jebusites (Josh. 15:63; 2 Sam. 5:7) he built on it a citadel and a palace, and it became "the city of David" (1 Kings 8:1; 2 Kings 19:21, 31; 1 Chr. 11:5). In the later books of the Old Testament this name was sometimes used (Ps. 87:2; 149:2; Isa. 33:14; Joel 2:1) to denote Jerusalem in general, and sometimes God's chosen Israel (Ps. 51:18; 87:5). In the New Testament (see SION) it is used sometimes to denote the Church of God (Heb. 12:22), and sometimes the heavenly city (Rev. 14:1).
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):

Zion, monument; raised up; sepulcher
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Zion, OK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (2000): 48 Housing Units (2000): 18 Land area (2000): 1.714033 sq. miles (4.439326 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.714033 sq. miles (4.439326 sq. km) FIPS code: 83125 Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40 Location: 35.796881 N, 94.633765 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Zion, OK Zion
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Zion, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 22866 Housing Units (2000): 8036 Land area (2000): 8.197166 sq. miles (21.230562 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.197166 sq. miles (21.230562 sq. km) FIPS code: 84220 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 42.453221 N, 87.840222 W ZIP Codes (1990): 60099 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Zion, IL Zion
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Zion, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 2054 Housing Units (2000): 759 Land area (2000): 13.088217 sq. miles (33.898324 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 13.088217 sq. miles (33.898324 sq. km) FIPS code: 87320 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 40.915741 N, 77.680467 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Zion, PA Zion