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Dionysius the Areopagite

noun

1st century a.d., Athenian scholar: converted to Christianity by Saint Paul c50.

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British Dictionary definitions for dionysius the areopagite

Dionysius the Areopagite

/ (ˌærɪˈɒpəˌɡaɪt) /

noun

1st century ad, Greek Christian, thought to have been the first Bishop of Athens: long considered the author of influential theological works actually written c. 500See Pseudo-Dionysius
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