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Dionysius the Areopagite

noun

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


Dionysius the Areopagite

/ ˌærɪˈɒpəˌɡaɪt /

noun

  1. Dionysius the Areopagite1st century1st centuryMGreekRELIGION: clergyman 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. 500 See Pseudo-Dionysius


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