This week’s theme
Well-traveled words

This week’s words
angary
serenade
Zion
assassin
aprosexia

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(ZY-uhn or SY-uhn)

MEANING:

noun:
1. Utopia.
2. Heaven.
3. The collective term for the Jewish people.
4. The religious and cultural practices and beliefs of Judaism.
5. A reference to the nation of Israel, especially in a historical or religious context.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old English Sion, from Latin Sion, from Greek Seion, from Hebrew Siyon. Historically, Zion refers to one of the hills on which Jerusalem was built thus holding significant religious and cultural importance in Judaism. Earliest documented use: c. 450 CE.

USAGE:

“I’d say: Pain -- whether our own pain, or learning of someone else’s -- is a Zion. It’s the place our wisest teacher lives.”
Natashia Deon; Lessons in Our Painful History; Los Angeles Times; Nov 2, 2021.

See more usage examples of Zion in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: