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

Words nearby Areopagite

areolar gland, areolar tissue, areola umbilicus, areole, areology, Areopagite, Areopagus, arepa, Arequipa, Ares, arete

How to use Areopagite in a sentence

And the goal of contemplation is to attain to the uniformity of Divine contemplation, as Denis the Areopagite says.
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life|St. Thomas Aquinas
Saint Denys was a great saint, since there was no doubt of his being in very deed the Areopagite himself.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
First was the unknown who gave to the world the treatises ascribed to Dionysius the Areopagite.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White
Lastly, the word "life" implies motion, as is clear from Denis the Areopagite.
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life|St. Thomas Aquinas

This author here quotes the forged work ascribed to Dionysius the Areopagite, to which we have before referred.
Primitive Christian Worship|James Endell Tyler

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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