English abbreviation dictionary - zion
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I. noun also Sion Etymology: Middle English Sion, from Old English, citadel in Palestine which was the nucleus of Jerusalem, from Late Latin, from Greek Seion, from Hebrew ?iyon Date: 14th century 1. a. the Jewish people ; Israel b. the Jewish homeland that is symbolic of Judaism or of Jewish national aspiration c. the ideal nation or society envisaged by Judaism 2. heaven 3. utopia II. geographical name 1. city NE Illinois N of Waukegan population 22,866 2. (or Mount ~) (or Sion) (or Mount Sion) hill E Jerusalem, Israel; originally the stronghold of Jerusalem conquered by David; occupied in ancient times by the Jewish Temple ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- O.E. Sion, from Gk. Seon, from Heb. Tsiyon, name of a Canaanite hill fortress in Jerusalem captured by David and called in the Bible "City of David." Zionism "movement for forming (later supporting) a Jewish national state in Palestine" coined 1896. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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