noun
General Slang
zion
ZY-on · noun · informal
The Rasta promised land — Africa/Ethiopia
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Definitions
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The spiritual and physical homeland Rastas yearn for — Ethiopia/Africa — as opposed to 'Babylon'.
“Movement of Jah people, we're leaving Babylon for Zion.”
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zion In A Sentence
Movement of Jah people, we're leaving Babylon for Zion.
Origin & Usage
Rastafarian usage of the biblical 'Zion'.
Variants
zion i
People Also Ask
What does Zion mean in Rasta?
Zion is the promised homeland — Ethiopia and Africa — that Rastas long to return to, the spiritual opposite of Babylon.
Where does the Rasta idea of Zion come from?
It is a Rastafarian reading of the biblical 'Zion', reinterpreted as the African motherland.
What is the opposite of Zion?
Babylon — the oppressive Western system Rastas seek to leave behind.
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