n.
Pronunciation: ' z ī - ə n
Variant: also Si · on \ ' s ī - ə n \
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English Sion, from Old English, citadel in Palestine which was the nucleus of Jerusalem, from Late Latin, from Greek Sei ō n, from Hebrew ș ī y ō n
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