Areopagite

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

/ ˌær iˈɒp əˌdʒaɪt, -ˌgaɪt /

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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Examples from the Web for areopagite

Dionysius, the Areopagite, was an Athenian by birth, and educated in all the useful and ornamental literature of Greece.
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe
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
Lastly, the word "life" implies motion, as is clear from Denis the Areopagite.
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life|St. Thomas Aquinas

The Dion of the story is Dionysius the Areopagite in his youth, and before his conversion.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various

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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Word Origin and History for areopagite

Areopagite

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