zion
zion Lexical Profile
• noun
A historic hill and ancient Jebusite fortress in Jerusalem, Israel, later coming to represent the Temple Mount, the entire city of Jerusalem, and the biblical homeland of the Jewish people.
An idealized place of peace, spiritual refuge, or freedom, such as the heavenly city in Christian theology or the promised land of Africa in Rastafarianism.
"The hymns spoke of a distant Zion where all suffering and oppression would finally cease."
American A renowned national park and deep red-rock canyon system in southwestern Utah, United States, carved by the Virgin River.
American A city in Lake County, northeastern Illinois, United States, located along the shore of Lake Michigan north of Chicago and historically founded as a religious community.
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