English Explanatory Dictionary

Areopagitic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Areopagus (council of ancient Athens).
  2. Of or pertaining to the Areopagitic Oration of Dionysius of Halicarnassus (named after but only loosely connected to the Areopagus).
  3. Of or pertaining to the Corpus Areopagiticum of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
noun
  1. A document connected to the Areopagus, particularly an oration delivered before it.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛəɹiəʊpəˈd͡ʒɪtɪk/

Word forms

Areopagitic more Areopagitic most Areopagitic Areopagitics

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Areopagiticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀρεοπᾰγῑτῐκός (Areopăgītĭkós).

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