Areopagite

American  

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

noun

Greek History.

1. a member of the council of the Areopagus.

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Areopagite British  

/ ˌærɪˈɒpədʒaɪt /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Areopagitic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Areopagite

< Latin Arēopagītēs < Greek Areiopagī́tēs a member of the Areopagus; see -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, a medieval monk, describes mystical knowledge as being “at one with Him Who is indescribable.”

From Scientific American • Dec. 15, 2020

Wright paraphrases the hilariously named philosopher Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, writing that “the definer of all things” is “beyond wisdom, beyond denial.”

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019

The second chapter covers the rise of monasticism, making a bold claim for the continuing influence of the mystical writings once attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2013

His principal works are—"De Divisione Natur�," "Liber de Divine Pr�destinatione," Translation of the Ethics of Aristotle and of the writings of "Pseudo Dionysius the Areopagite," and a "Commentary on the Gospel of St. John."

From Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) by Various

The king further imposed upon him the double task of translating into Latin the Greek works of the pseudo Dionysius the Areopagite, and of composing a treatise against Godeschale on Predestination and Free-will.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various