Areopagite

[ ar-ee-op-uh-jahyt, -gahyt ]

noun

, Greek History.

1. a member of the council of the Areopagus.

Areopagite

/ ˌærɪˈɒpədʒaɪt /

noun

1. a member of the Areopagus, a judicial council of ancient Athens that met on the hill of that name

Other Words From

• Ar·e·op·a·git·ic [ar-ee-op-, uh, -, jit, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Areopagite¹

< Latin Arēopagītēs < Greek Areiopagī́tēs a member of the Areopagus; -ite ¹

Example Sentences

And the goal of contemplation is to attain to the uniformity of Divine contemplation, as Denis the Areopagite says.

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Saint Denys was a great saint, since there was no doubt of his being in very deed the Areopagite himself.

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First was the unknown who gave to the world the treatises ascribed to Dionysius the Areopagite.

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Lastly, the word "life" implies motion, as is clear from Denis the Areopagite.

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This author here quotes the forged work ascribed to Dionysius the Areopagite, to which we have before referred.

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