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In some senses, zion is marked as poetic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
zion
/ˈzaɪ.ən/
name 5noun 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
fictional, notorious, numerous
VERB + ZION
hold, mount
ZION + NOUN
ame
Definitions
name
1
A hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.
Neuertheleſſe, Dauid tooke the ſtrong hold of Zion: the ſame is the citie of Dauid.
2
Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount.
3
The whole nation of Israel.
4
A male given name from Hebrew.
5
A female given name.
noun
1
zayin, Hebrew letter ז.
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Example Bank
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Neuertheleſſe, Dauid tooke the ſtrong hold of Zion: the ſame is the citie of Dauid.
Wiktionary02
From these verses, we can see the different description of the same entity: the city, the kingdom, the heavenly Jerusalem, the church, and Mount Zion.
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The Protocols of the Elders of Zion were a notorious antisemitic forgery.
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The Protocols of the Elders of Zion plagiarized numerous fictional works.
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