Sion

US: (Judaism sī′ən; Fr. syôn)

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Sion  (Fr. syôn), n. 

1. Place Names, Judaism a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland. 23,100.

Si•on  (sī′ən), n. 

1. Zion.

-sion, 

1. a noun suffix appearing in loanwords from Latin:
   compulsion.
   Cf. -tion. 

• Latin, equivalent. to -s(us), variant of -tus past participle suffix + -iōn- -ion

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Sion noun

1. / sjɔ̃/ a town in SW Switzerland, capital of Valais canton, on the River Rhône. Pop: 27 171 (2000)
   Latin name: Sedunum
2. / ˈsaɪən/
   a variant of Zion

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Zi•on  (zī′ən), n. 

1. Place Names, Judaism a hill in Jerusalem, on which the Temple was built (used to symbolize the city itself, esp. as a religious or spiritual center).
2. Judaism the Jewish people.
3. Judaism Palestine as the Jewish homeland and symbol of Judaism.
4. heaven as the final gathering place of true believers.
5. Place Names a city in NE Illinois. 17,861.

Also, Sion (for defs. 1–4).

• Hebrew, as above
• Greek (Septuagint) Seió̄n
• Late Latin (Vulgate) Siōn
• Hebrew sīyyōn; replacing Middle English, Old English Sion
• bef. 1000

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Zion / ˈzaɪən/, Sion noun

1. the hill on which the city of Jerusalem stands
2. the ancient Israelites of the Bible
3. the modern Jewish nation
4. Israel as the national home of the Jewish people
5. heaven regarded as the city of God and the final abode of his elect