English
Zion curtain
Blend of Zion + iron curtain, with Zion being a reference to the law arising from the prohibition doctrine of Mormonism, and the political influence of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
A blend of Zion + iron curtain
Hebrew ז ‘m.: masculine gender’
English Zion
The story
Blend of Zion + iron curtain, with Zion being a reference to the law arising from the prohibition doctrine of Mormonism, and the political influence of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Today it means
noun A barrier required by Utah state law (until July 2017) to hide areas where alcohol was prepared from restaurant patrons.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Zion curtain