Sion Definition & Meaning
sion
- noun
- 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'"
- Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
- an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
"Sion" in song lyrics
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"the priory of sion"
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"priory of sion"
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"order de sion"
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Words that rhyme with sion
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- What does sion mean?
- 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'" Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
- What part of speech is sion?
- Sion is a noun.
- How many definitions does sion have?
- Sion has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).