English Explanatory Dictionary

Zion curtain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A barrier required by Utah state law (until July 2017) to hide areas where alcohol was prepared from restaurant patrons.

Word forms

Zion curtain Zion curtains

Etymology

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.

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