jerusalem
IPA: dʒɝˈusʌɫʌm
Root Word: Jerusalem
noun
- A city in the Holy Land between Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of Israel and of Palestine.
- A poem by William Blake, subtitled 'The Emanation of the Giant Albion', used as an unofficial national anthem in England.
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Examples of "jerusalem" in Sentences
- The Church is an icon of the heavenly Jerusalem.
- Frankincense and myrrh are for sale in a Jerusalem market.
- This led to the lion becoming the heraldic symbol of Jerusalem.
- I recognize the seal of the Templars of Jerusalem on the figure.
- The theme of the psalm is a focus on the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
- It was in Jerusalem that the legend of Godfrey of Bouillon was born.
- He established the Jerusalem Institute for the Prevention of Blindness.
- The boundaries of Jerusalem intersect with the boundaries of the West Bank.
- Along with the Arabs and the Turks, the Jews vigorously defended Jerusalem.
- The Lordship of Ramla was one of the vassal states of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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