1. zion(n = noun.location) sion - 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'"
is a kind of hill
is a part of capital of israel, jerusalem
2. zion(n = noun.location) israel, sion, state of israel, yisrael - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine;
is a kind of country, land, state
is a part of middle east, mideast, near east
has parts: accho, acre, akka, akko, west bank, galilee, gaza, gaza strip, golan, golan heights, capital of israel, jerusalem, caesarea, sodom, gomorrah, gomorrha, tel aviv, tel aviv-jaffa, tel aviv-yalo, haifa, hefa, negev, negev desert, dead sea, mount carmel
3. zion(n = noun.cognition) sion, utopia - an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal;
is a kind of fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place
1. 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]
zion, n. (also Sion)
1 the hill of Jerusalem on which the city of David was built.
2 a the Jewish people or religion. b the Christian Church.
3 (in Christian thought) the Kingdom of God in Heaven.
Etymology:
OE f. eccl.L Sion f. Heb. siy{ocirc}n
N heaven, kingdom of heaven, kingdom of God, heavenly kingdom, throne of God, presence of God, inheritance of the saints in light, Paradise, Eden, Zion, abode of the blessed, celestial bliss, glory, Olympus, Elysium (paradise), Elysian fields, Arcadia, bowers of bliss, garden of the Hesperides, third heaven, Valhalla, Walhalla (Scandinavian), Nirvana (Buddhist), happy hunting grounds, Alfardaws, Assama, Falak al aflak the highest heaven (Mohammedan), future state, eternal home, eternal reward, resurrection, translation, resuscitation, apotheosis, deification, heavenly, celestial, supernal, unearthly, from on high, paradisiacal, beatific, elysian, looks through nature up to the nature's god, the great world's altarstairs, that slope through darkness up to God, the treasury of everlasting joy, vigeur de dessus.