zion
Zi.on \'zi--*n\ n [Zion, citadel in Palestine which was the nucleus of Jerusalem, fr. ME XSion, fr. OE, fr. LL, fr. Heb Ssub-dot>i-yo-n 1a: the Jewish people : ISRAEL 1b: the Jewish homeland that is symbolic of Judaism or of Jewish national a spiration 1c: the ideal nation or society envisaged by Judaism 2: HEAVEN 3: UTOPIA