Jerusalem

Je-ru-sa-lem · proper_noun

imported

Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    An ancient city in the Middle East, sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and a major center of religious pilgrimage.

  2. 2.

    (figurative) A place of peace or spiritual significance; an ideal city.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    Jerusalem artichoke — a type of sunflower with edible tubers (unrelated to the city; "Jerusalem" is a corruption of Italian *girasole* "sunflower")
  • •
    the New Jerusalem — heaven or a utopian society

Related words

See also: Israel, Zion
Synonyms: Holy City, Zion

Etymology

From Hebrew Yerushalayim, possibly meaning "foundation of peace" or "city of peace," from yeru ("foundation") + shalom ("peace").