Zion Curtainn.

Brit.

/ˌzʌɪən ˈkəːtn/,

/ˌzʌɪɒn ˈkəːtn/, U.S.

/ˌzaɪən ˈkərtn/

Forms: also with lower-case initial in the second element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Zion n., curtain n.¹

Etymology: < Zion n. + curtain n.¹, punningly after iron curtain n. 2b.

1. The boundary or notional barrier between Israel, in relation to its status as a Jewish state, and the rest of the world. rare.

ΚΠ

1951 Free Brit. 27 May (heading) Behind the Zion curtain.

1951 Free Brit. 3 June To what extent the nation has suffered and continues to suffer and to what purpose can be seen only from behind the Zion Curtain.

2007 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 13 Dec. 15 (heading) Behind the Zion Curtain.

2. A cultural boundary or barrier regarded as separating the state of Utah, viewed in relation to its majority Mormon population and the conservatism associated with Mormonism, from the rest of the United States.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] > one who or that which hinders > a hindrance, impediment, or obstacle > to spiritual or social union or intercourse > specific

iron curtain1877

bamboo curtain1949

Zion Curtain1969

1969 Carpenter: Refl. of Mormon Life 1 No. 4. 32 He can be financially attacked through banning of his books within the Zion Curtain. He can be cast out of his church.

1987 J. Conaway Kingdom in Country (1993) iii. i. 152 He won't talk about his childhood. We live behind the Zion Curtain here.

2012 @ihenpecked 12 June in twitter.com (accessed 20 Apr. 2018) Listening to church music at work. Because that's what we do here behind the Zion Curtain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zion curtain
释义	Zion Curtainn. Brit. /ˌzʌɪən ˈkəːtn/, /ˌzʌɪɒn ˈkəːtn/, U.S. /ˌzaɪən ˈkərtn/ Forms: also with lower-case initial in the second element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Zion n., curtain n.¹ Etymology: < Zion n. + curtain n.¹, punningly after iron curtain n. 2b. 1. The boundary or notional barrier between Israel, in relation to its status as a Jewish state, and the rest of the world. rare. ΚΠ 1951 Free Brit. 27 May (heading) Behind the Zion curtain. 1951 Free Brit. 3 June To what extent the nation has suffered and continues to suffer and to what purpose can be seen only from behind the Zion Curtain. 2007 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 13 Dec. 15 (heading) Behind the Zion Curtain. 2. A cultural boundary or barrier regarded as separating the state of Utah, viewed in relation to its majority Mormon population and the conservatism associated with Mormonism, from the rest of the United States. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] > one who or that which hinders > a hindrance, impediment, or obstacle > to spiritual or social union or intercourse > specific iron curtain1877 bamboo curtain1949 Zion Curtain1969 1969 Carpenter: Refl. of Mormon Life 1 No. 4. 32 He can be financially attacked through banning of his books within the Zion Curtain. He can be cast out of his church. 1987 J. Conaway Kingdom in Country (1993) iii. i. 152 He won't talk about his childhood. We live behind the Zion Curtain here. 2012 @ihenpecked 12 June in twitter.com (accessed 20 Apr. 2018) Listening to church music at work. Because that's what we do here behind the Zion Curtain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1951
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