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Definition of: Jerusalem
(ji·r′sə·ləm, -lem)
A holy city of Judaism and Christianity in central Palestine, partly in Israel (of which it is the capital) and partly in Jordan: identified with the Old Testament Salem. Ancient Hierosolyma. Arabic El Quds esh She·rif (al kts′ ash sha·rēf′).
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