Zion

 
Pronunciation: /ˈzʌɪən/
(also Sion)

noun

  • 1the hill of Jerusalem on which the city of David was built.
  • Jerusalem.
  • the Jewish people or religion.
  • 2(in Christian thought) the heavenly city or kingdom of heaven.
  • the Christian Church.
  • 3a land of future promise or return from exile.
  • (among Jews) Israel.
  • (among Rastafarians) Africa.

Origin:

Old English, from ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ṣīyōn