zion 音标拼音: [z'ɑɪən]
n . 锡安;以色列人民;
锡安;以色列人民;
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 '" [
synonym :
{
Zion }, {
Sion }]
2 :
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean ;
formerly part of Palestine [
synonym : {
Israel },
{
State of Israel }, {
Yisrael }, {
Zion }, {
Sion }]
3 :
an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal [
synonym :
{
Utopia }, {
Zion }, {
Sion }]
Zion \
Zi "
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n . [
Heb .
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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 ]
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 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 ).
Zion ,
monument ;
raised up ;
sepulcher 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
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
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
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