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- [zahy-uh n]
- /ˈzaɪ ən/
- /ˈzaɪən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [zahy-uh n]
- /ˈzaɪ ən/
Definitions of zion word
- noun zion a hill in Jerusalem, on which the Temple was built (used to symbolize the city itself, especially as a religious or spiritual center). 1
- noun zion the Jewish people. 1
- noun zion Palestine as the Jewish homeland and symbol of Judaism. 1
- noun zion heaven as the final gathering place of true believers. 1
- noun zion a city in NE Illinois. 1
- noun zion Zayin, Hebrew letter ז. 1
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Origin of zion
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; < Hebrew sīyyōn; replacing Middle English, Old English Sion < Late Latin (Vulgate) Siōn < Greek (Septuagint) Seiṓn < Hebrew, as above
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Parts of speech for Zion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
zion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for zion
noun zion
- promised land — Heaven.
- immortality — immortal condition or quality; unending life.
- nirvana — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- paradise — a town in N California.
- arcadia — a department of Greece, in the central Peloponnese. Capital: Tripolis. Pop: 91 326 (2001). Area: 4367 sq km (1686 sq miles)
Antonyms for zion
noun zion
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- unhappiness — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
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