Areopagus
a hill in Athens, Greece, W of the Acropolis.
Greek History. the council that met on this hill, originally having wide public functions but later becoming a purely judicial body.
any high tribunal.
Origin of Areopagus
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How to use Areopagus in a sentence
It seemed to him particularly derogatory to have to appear before this Areopagus in person.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyIn Athens on the Areopagus there is to this day a relic of antiquity with a mud roof.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusThis game became the rage, and Morin dethroned the whole intellectual Areopagus at Madame de Mazarin's.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. TrowbridgeThe goddess appears and consents to try the case, the Council of the Areopagus acting as a jury.
Authors of Greece | T. W. LumbThis hypothesis alone explains the absence of any account of a third struggle between Cimon and Ephialtes over the Areopagus.
British Dictionary definitions for Areopagus
/ (ˌærɪˈɒpəɡəs) /
the hill to the northwest of the Acropolis in Athens
(in ancient Athens) the judicial council whose members (Areopagites) met on this hill
literary any high court
Origin of Areopagus
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