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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Pseudo-Dionysius

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

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 ● May 3, 2018

He asserts "Revelation" as one source of knowledge, Scripture and tradition being the two channels in which it runs, and the influence, seen in his writings, of the Pseudo-Dionysius links him to the Neo-Platonists.

From Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries by Annie Wood Besant

Pseudo-Dionysius had lofty thoughts of the sublime transcendence of the ultimate divine Source.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

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