Zion

9 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zion \Zi"on\, n. [Heb. ts[imac]y[=o]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.
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     2. Hence, the theocracy, or church of God.
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     3. The heavenly Jerusalem; heaven.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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'"
            [syn: {Sion}]
       2: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of
          Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [syn: {Israel},
          {State of Israel}, {Yisrael}, {Sion}]
       3: an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal [syn: {Utopia},
           {Sion}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  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).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Zion, monument; raised up; sepulcher
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Zion, AR
    Zip code(s): 72556
  Zion, IL (city, FIPS 84220)
    Location: 42.45665 N, 87.84307 W
    Population (1990): 19775 (6845 housing units)
    Area: 19.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 60099
  Zion, PA (CDP, FIPS 87320)
    Location: 40.92141 N, 77.66788 W
    Population (1990): 1573 (544 housing units)
    Area: 33.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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