Sion
1a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
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Other definitions for -sion (3 of 3)
a noun suffix appearing in loanwords from Latin: compulsion.
Origin of -sion
3- Compare -tion.
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How to use Sion in a sentence
The Sion gets less juice from the sun because it uses a slightly different technology than its competitors.
This Solar Car Just Toured the US, and Will Start Production Next Year | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | November 9, 2022 | Singularity HubThe novel begins with a statement: “FACT, the Priory of Sion—a European secret society founded in 1099—is a real organization.”
Fact-Checking Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’: 10 Mistakes, False Statements, and Oversimplifications | Noah Charney | May 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWith a great spirit he saw the things that are to come to pass at last, and comforted the mourners in Sion.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousTheir voice shall roar like the sea: and they shall mount upon horses, prepared as men for war, against thee, O daughter of Sion.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousHast thou utterly cast away Juda, or hath thy soul abhorred Sion?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
Even thus, the line is imperfect, but is completed by help of the Sion MS., which reads me weel chastyce.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerAnd now many nations are gathered together against thee, and they say: Let her be stoned: and let our eye look upon Sion.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for Sion
(French sjɔ̃) a town in SW Switzerland, capital of Valais canton, on the River Rhône. Pop: 27 171 (2000): Latin name: Sedunum
(ˈsaɪən) a variant of Zion
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