Areopagite
a member of the council of the Areopagus.
Origin of Areopagite
1Other words from Areopagite
- Ar·e·op·a·git·ic [ar-ee-op-uh-jit-ik], /ˌær iˌɒp əˈdʒɪt ɪk/, adjective
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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 AquinasSaint 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 FranceFirst 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 WhiteLastly, the word "life" implies motion, as is clear from Denis the Areopagite.
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life | St. Thomas AquinasThis 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
/ (ˌærɪˈɒpədʒaɪt) /
a member of the Areopagus, a judicial council of ancient Athens that met on the hill of that name
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