Areopagite

[ ar-ee-op-uh-jahyt, -gahyt ]
/ ˌær iˈɒp əˌdʒaɪt, -ˌgaɪt /

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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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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