Pseudo-Dionysius

American  

[soo-doh-dahy-uh-nish-ee-uhs, -nis-] / ˈsu doʊˌdaɪ əˈnɪʃ i əs, -ˈnɪs- /

noun

1. flourished c4th or 5th century a.d., author of a number of mystical works: identified, during the Middle Ages, with Dionysius the Areopagite.

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Pseudo-Dionysius British  

/ ˌsjuːdəʊˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs /

noun

1. the name given to the unidentified author (c. 500 _ad ) of important theological works formerly attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite

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Example Sentences

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

From Scientific American

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

Tractatus recalls the negative theology of Lao Tzu, Eckhart, Saint Theresa and the 6th-century monk Pseudo-Dionysius.

From Scientific American

Morgan pointed out that in the thought of Plato, Plotinus and early Christian thinkers like Pseudo-Dionysius, beauty in the ancient world often functioned as a source of spiritual elevation.

From Washington Post

“Literature, philosophy, music all fit very well together. They’re all parts of the higher things of human life,” says O’Rourke, the author of texts including “Aristotle’s Political Anthropology” and “Pseudo-Dionysius and the Metaphysics of Aquinas.”

From Washington Post