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Zion

Zi·on [ z ən ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. mountain near Jerusalem: one of the hills of Jerusalem, in biblical times emblematic of the house or household of God and later by extension the Jews and their religion

2. place of Christian life and worship: in Christian belief, the place where God lives and is worshiped on Earth or in the kingdom of heaven

[Pre-12th century. Via late Latin and Greek< Hebrew ṣīyôn]
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