zion
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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:
{Zion}, {Sion}]
2: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of
Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [syn: {Israel},
{State of Israel}, {Yisrael}, {Zion}, {Sion}]
3: an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal [syn:
{Utopia}, {Zion}, {Sion}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence, the theocracy, or church of God.
[1913 Webster]
3. The heavenly Jerusalem; heaven.
[1913 Webster]
from
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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)
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)
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)
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
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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