Main Entry: Zi·on

Pronunciation: \ˈzī-ən\

Variant(s): also Si·on \ˈsī-ən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English Sion, from Old English, citadel in Palestine which was the nucleus of Jerusalem, from Late Latin, from Greek Seiōn, from Hebrew Ṣīyōn

Date: 14th century

1 a : the Jewish people : israel b : the Jewish homeland that is symbolic of Judaism or of Jewish national aspiration c : the ideal nation or society envisaged by Judaism
2 : heaven
3 : utopia