ZION

I. noun also Sion 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. the Jewish people ; Israel , the Jewish homeland that is symbolic of Judaism or of Jewish national aspiration, the ideal nation or society envisaged by Judaism, heaven , utopia , II. geographical name city NE Illinois N of Waukegan population 22,866, hill E Jerusalem, Israel; originally the stronghold of Jerusalem conquered by David; occupied in ancient times by the Jewish Temple