Jerusalem


Definition: Meaning of, Jerusalem in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʒəˈruːsələm /

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  1. a city in Israel, which is of great historical importance to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. It has many important places for all these religions, such as the WAILING WALL, the MOUNT OF OLIVES, and the Dome of the Rock, an ancient and very holy Muslim building.
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  2. a HYMN (= a song of praise to God) based on a poem by William BLAKE, which English people sometimes sing on PATRIOTIC occasions.
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Jerusalem used in phrases

  • Jerusalem Bible, the
    1. an English translation of the Bible made by ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOLAR s in the 1960s
  • Jerusalem Warriors (noun)
    1. ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991
  • Jerusalem artichoke (noun)
    1. an ARTICHOKE
  • Jerusalem artichoke sunflower (noun)
    1. tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
  • Jerusalem cherry (noun)
    1. small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit
  • Jerusalem cricket (noun)
    1. large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States
  • Jerusalem cross (noun)
    1. a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar
  • Jerusalem oak (noun)
    1. eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America
  • Jerusalem sage (noun)
    1. a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers
  • Jerusalem thorn (noun)
    1. large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States
    2. spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
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