- Areopagite
- Areopagite Ar`e*op"a*gite, n. [L. Areopagites, Gr. ?.] A member of the Areopagus. --Acts xvii. 34. [1913 Webster]
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aréopagite — ● aréopagite nom masculin Membre de l Aréopage. Surnom de saint Denys. (Prend une majuscule en ce sens.) ⇒ARÉOPAGITE, subst. masc. ANTIQ. Membre de l aréopage d Athènes, choisi depuis Solon parmi les anciens archontes, et dont l expérience… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Areopagite — (n.) member of the Areopagus court, late 14c.; see AREOPAGUS (Cf. Areopagus) + ITE (Cf. ite). See Acts xvii:34 … Etymology dictionary
Areopagite — [ar΄ē äp′ə jīt΄, er΄′ē äp′ə jīt΄; ar΄ē äp′əgīt΄, er΄′ē äp′əgīt΄] n. [L Areopagites < Gr Areiopagitēs] any member of the Areopagus in ancient Athens … English World dictionary
Areopagite constitution — The Areopagite constitution is the modern name for a period in ancient Athens described by Aristotle in his Constitution of the Athenians. According to that work, the Athenian political scene was dominated, between the ostracism of Themistocles… … Wikipedia
Areopagite — noun Date: 14th century a member of the Areopagus • Areopagitic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
ARÉOPAGITE — s. m. Membre de l aréopage … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
ARÉOPAGITE — n. m. Membre de l’aréopage … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
Areopagite — Areopagitic /ar ee op euh jit ik/, adj. /ar ee op euh juyt , guyt /, n. Gk. Hist. a member of the council of the Areopagus. [ < L Areopagites < Gk Areiopagítes a member of the AREOPAGUS; see ITE1] * * * … Universalium
Areopagite — noun /æɹiːˈɒpəɡaɪt/ A member of the ancient Athenian conciliary court of the Areopagus. Each year the Athenians elected ten archons from among the rich and noble, and at the end of that year the ten graduated into the Areopagus, where they served … Wiktionary
Areopagite — A member of the court of Areopagus (Acts 17:34) … Easton's Bible Dictionary
