Sion

Sion
var. of ZION.

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noun
1. 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
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the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'

• Syn: ↑Zion
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑hill
• Part Holonyms: ↑Jerusalem, ↑capital of Israel
2. Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• Syn: ↑Israel, ↑State of Israel, ↑Yisrael, ↑Zion
• Members of this Region:
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑country, ↑state, ↑land
• Part Holonyms: ↑Middle East, ↑Mideast, ↑Near East
• Member Meronyms: ↑Israeli
• Part Meronyms:
3. an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
• Syn: ↑Utopia, ↑Zion

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Usage: usually capitalized
variant of zion

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Fr. /syawonn/, n.
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland. 23,100.
/suy"euhn/, n.
Zion.

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['sīən]
n. variant spelling of Zion

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Sion(er etc.:
see Zioner, etc.

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  • Sion — Basisdaten Staat: Schweiz Kanton …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sion — may refer to:* A transliteration of ZionIn geography: *Sion, Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Valais *Sion, Gers, a municipality in France *Sion, India, a suburb of Mumbai *Sion, Netherlands, part of Rijswijk in South Holland *Sion,… …   Wikipedia

  • Siôn — is the Welsh form of the given name John (from the French Jean ).Famous people named Siôn*Twm Siôn Cati, Welsh analogue of Robin Hood *Siôn ap Hywel (fl. c.1490–1532), Welsh language poet *Siôn Cent (c.1400–1435/40), Welsh language poet *Siôn… …   Wikipedia

  • Sion — • Titular see in Asia Minor suffragan of Ephesus • Diocese in Switzerland Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sion     Sion      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Sión — puede ser: ● Sión (en hebreo Tzión): ciudad del antiguo Jerusalén. ● Sion: capital del cantón del Valais (Suiza). * * * ► C. de SO de Suiza, cap. del estado de Valais; 24 500 h. * * * La más oriental de las dos colinas del antiguo Jerusalén,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Sion — une des collines de Jérusalem (sur laquelle étaient bâtis l anc. citadelle et le Temple). Synonyme, dans le langage biblique, de Jérusalem. Sion v. de Suisse, ch. l. du Valais, sur le Rhône; 23 400 hab. Vins (fendant de Sion). Tourisme. évêché… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sion — Le nom est notamment porté dans le département du Nord et en Belgique, où il est attesté comme variante d Ancion, lui même contraction d Ancillon, diminutif du prénom Anselme. Dans l Ouest, Sion est aussi un toponyme, nom d une commune en Loire… …   Noms de famille

  • Sion — (bibl. Geogr.), 1) so v.w. Zion; 2) so v.w. Hermon 1); 3) (Sionen, u. Geogr.), vormaliges Benedictinerpriorat bei Klingenau im Schweizercanton Aargau, unweit der Aar, 1269 gestiftet, 1724 der Abtei St. Blasien einverleibt; ist jetzt eine… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Sion [1] — Sion, soviel wie Zion …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sion [2] — Sion (spr. ßióng, deutsch Sitten, im Altertum wohl Drusomagus, dann civitas Sedunorum), Hauptstadt des schweizer. Kantons Wallis, an der reißenden Sionne im schönsten Teil des Rhonetals gelegen, 521 m ü. M. (mittlere Jahrestemperatur 9,6°), an… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sion — (spr. ßióng), franz. Name von Sitten (s.d.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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