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Webster 1913 Edition
Jerusalem
Je-ru′sa-lem
(jē̍-rṳ′sȧ-lĕm)
, Noun.
[Gr.
Ἰερουσαλήμ
, fr. Heb. Yĕrūshālaim
.] The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ.
Jerusalem artichoke
(Bot.)
(a)
An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (
. Helianthus tuberosus
), whose tubers are sometimes used as food(b)
One of the tubers themselves.
– Jerusalem cherry
(Bot.)
, the popular name of either of two species of
– Solanum
(Solanum Pseudo-capsicum
and Solanum capsicastrum
), cultivated as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries. Jerusalem oak
(Bot.)
, an aromatic goosefoot (
– Chenopodium Botrys
), common about houses and along roadsides. Jerusalem sage
(Bot.)
, a perennial herb of the Mint family (
– Phlomis tuberosa
). Jerusalem thorn
(Bot.)
, a spiny, leguminous tree (
– Parkinsonia aculeata
), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges. The New Jerusalem
, Heaven; the Celestial City.
Definition 2024
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
English
Proper noun
Jerusalem (plural Jerusalems)
- The city located on in the Judean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea which is holy to Judaism (Temple of Solomon and the capital of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judea), Christianity (Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection), and Islam (Muhammad’s ascension to heaven).
Meronyms
Synonyms
- al-Quds (chiefly in Islamic or Arabic contexts)
- Hierosolyma (chiefly in reference to the ancient Roman-era city)
Derived terms
- Jerusalem artichoke (by folk etymology)
- Jerusalem cherry
- Jerusalemite
- East Jerusalemite
- West Jerusalemite
- Jerusalem oak
- Jerusalem sage
- Jerusalem thorn
Translations
city
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