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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OTHER WORDS FROM Areopagite
Ar·e·op·a·git·ic [ar-ee-op-uh-jit-ik], /ˌær iˌɒp əˈdʒɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby Areopagite
areolar gland, areolar tissue, areola umbilicus, areole, areology, Areopagite, Areopagus, arepa, Arequipa, Ares, arete
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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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