Areopagite

[ar-ee-op-uh-jahyt, -gahyt]

noun Greek History.

a member of the council of the Areopagus.

Origin of Areopagite

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

Related formsAr·e·op·a·git·ic

[ar-ee-op-uh-jit-ik] /ˌær iˌɒp əˈdʒɪt ɪk/, adjective

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Historical Examples of areopagite

This is the ‘ascent to the Nought’ preached by the Areopagite.
Ruysbroeck
Evelyn Underhill
Dionysius, the Areopagite, wrote that ‘He has set the borders of the nations according to His angels.’
Ideas of Good and Evil
William Butler Yeats
Few biblical characters have been so surrounded with a haze of fable as Dionysius the Areopagite.
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2
G. T. Stokes
Dionysius the Areopagite indeed is not more exact in his calendar of the celestial hierarchy.
Magic and Witchcraft
Anonymous
He also translated the works of Dionysius the Areopagite, commented on the Armenian breviary and wrote hymns.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5
Various

British Dictionary definitions for areopagite

Areopagite

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for areopagite

Areopagite

"member of the Areopagus court," late 14c.; see Areopagus + -ite (1). See Acts xvii:34.