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Areopagite

[ ar-ee-op-uh-jahyt, -gahyt ]
/ ˌær iˈɒp əˌdʒaɪt, -ˌgaɪt /
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noun Greek History.
a member of the council of the Areopagus.
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Origin of Areopagite

<Latin Arēopagītēs<Greek Areiopagī́tēs a member of the Areopagus; see -ite1

OTHER WORDS FROM Areopagite

Ar·e·op·a·git·ic [ar-ee-op-uh-jit-ik], /ˌær iˌɒp əˈdʒɪt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for Areopagite

Areopagite
/ (ˌærɪˈɒpədʒaɪt) /

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