Areopagite
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Etymology
Origin of Areopagite
< Latin Arēopagītēs < Greek Areiopagī́tēs a member of the Areopagus; see -ite 1
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Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, a medieval monk, describes mystical knowledge as being “at one with Him Who is indescribable.”
From Scientific American ● Dec. 15, 2020
Wright paraphrases the hilariously named philosopher Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, writing that “the definer of all things” is “beyond wisdom, beyond denial.”
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 4, 2019
The second chapter covers the rise of monasticism, making a bold claim for the continuing influence of the mystical writings once attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2013
In the Celestial Hierarchy of Dionysius the Areopagite, a chapter is devoted to archangels, but their names are not recorded, or their number given.
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
He was deeply versed in the great mystics, and always reveals in his sermons the influence of Plotinus and Dionysius the Areopagite, and no less the influence of Eckhart, Tauler, and the Theologia Germanica.
From Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries by Jones, Rufus Matthew
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