"Zion" meaning in English

See Zion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈzaɪ.ən/, /ˈzaɪˌɒn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Zion.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -aɪən, -aɪɒn Etymology: Inherited from Old English, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון (tsiyón). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|ang|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English, {{inh+|en|ang|-}} Inherited from Old English, {{der|en|la-ecc|Sion}} Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, {{der|en|he|ציון|sc=Hebr|tr=tsiyón}} Hebrew ציון (tsiyón) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zion
  1. A landmark hill (or "mount") on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built, a centerpiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.
    Sense id: en-Zion-en-name-nxqyKEV8
  2. (poetic reference to) Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount. Categories (topical): English unisex given names Categories (place): Mountains Synonyms: Mount Zion, Moriah, Mount of myrrh (english: as a special landmark of 'perfume' importance; Analogous to the very special power of prayer that rises specifically from this locale. In accordance with Jewish Midrashic literature), Sion Derived forms: Zionism, Zionist, Zionize Related terms: Mount of Olives, The Holy Land
    Sense id: en-Zion-en-name-8tHtKeV~ Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 11 1 38 41 1 6 Disambiguation of Mountains: 6 16 2 26 29 3 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 41 0 16 17 1 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 33 0 24 26 0 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 49 1 10 10 1 16
  3. (by far extension) The whole nation of Israel. Translations (hill ("mount") in Israel): ጽዮን (ṣəyon) (Amharic), Σιών (Siṓn) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), صَهْيُون (ṣahyūn) [masculine] (Arabic), صِهْيُون (ṣihyūn) [masculine] (Arabic), صُهْيُون (ṣuhyūn) [masculine] (Arabic), صِهْيَوْن (ṣihyawn) [masculine] (Arabic), Սիոն (Sion) (Armenian), Сіён (Sijón) [masculine] (Belarusian), Сыён (Syjón) [masculine] (Belarusian), Цио́н (Ción) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Sió (Catalan), ᏌᏯᏂ (sayani) (Cherokee), 錫安 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 锡安 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 錫安 (Chinese Cantonese), 锡安 (sek³ on¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 錫安 (Chinese Mandarin), 锡安 (Xī'ān) (Chinese Mandarin), Sión [masculine] (Czech), Zion [neuter] (Danish), Siion (Estonian), Siion (Finnish), Sion [feminine] (French), სიონი (sioni) (Georgian), Zion [masculine] (German), ציון \ צִיּוֹן (tsiyón) [feminine] (Hebrew), सियोन (siyon) (Hindi), Síón [masculine] (Irish), Sliabh Shíón [masculine] (Irish), ザイオン (Zaion) (Japanese), シオン (Shion) (Japanese), ស៊ីយ៉ូន (siiyoun) (Khmer), 시온 (Sion) (Korean), Sīōn (Latin), Zion (Malay), dził Záíyan (Navajo), Sion [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), Sion [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), صهیون (sahyun) (Persian), Syjon [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), Sião [masculine] (Portuguese), Сио́н (Sión) [masculine] (Russian), Цѝон [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Cìon [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Sion [masculine] (Slovak), Sion [masculine] (Spanish), Sion [neuter] (Swedish), Siyon (Turkish), Сіо́н (Sión) [masculine] (Ukrainian), صیہون (saīhūn) (Urdu), صہیون (sahyūn) (Urdu), Siun (Volapük), ציון (tsien) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Zion-en-name-sJGNiV3X Disambiguation of 'hill ("mount") in Israel': 20 12 63 0 0 0 5
  4. A male given name from Hebrew Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Categories (place): Mountains
    Sense id: en-Zion-en-name-VPCEcz96 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 11 1 38 41 1 6 Disambiguation of Mountains: 6 16 2 26 29 3 18
  5. A female given name Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names Categories (place): Mountains
    Sense id: en-Zion-en-name-44it7l9B Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 11 1 38 41 1 6 Disambiguation of Mountains: 6 16 2 26 29 3 18
  6. (Mormonism) An association of the righteous. Tags: Mormonism Categories (topical): Mormonism
    Sense id: en-Zion-en-name-XzKAxrNa
  7. A city and township in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Illinois, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Townships, Mountains
    Sense id: en-Zion-en-name-wUJUt8iN Disambiguation of Mountains: 6 16 2 26 29 3 18

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "word": "Zion"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "word": "dził Záíyan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sion"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sion"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sahyun",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "word": "صهیون"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Syjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sião"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Sión",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Сио́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Цѝон"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cìon"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sion"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sion"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sion"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "word": "Siyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Sión",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Сіо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "saīhūn",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "word": "صیہون"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "sahyūn",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "word": "صہیون"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "word": "Siun"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "tsien",
      "sense": "hill (\"mount\") in Israel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ציון"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Zion",
    "Zion (Latter Day Saints)",
    "Zion (disambiguation)#Places"
  ],
  "word": "Zion"
}

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