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Areopagites

Areopagites is the plural of Areopagite.

Meaning of Areopagite

Noun

Areopagite (plural Areopagites)

  1. (Ancient-Greek) 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 for life. […¶] In the year 487/6, however, a new law provided that the archons should be chosen by a procedure ending in a lottery....1990: Donald Kagan, Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy, chapter 2: “Politician”, pages 37–38 (Guild Publishing; CN 2239)
    Synonyms:
    Areopagist

Questions about Areopagites

What is Areopagites the plural of?
Areopagites is the plural of Areopagite.

Words near Areopagites in the dictionary

  1. areometry
  2. Areopagan
  3. Areopagist
  4. Areopagists
  5. Areopagite
  6. Areopagites
  7. Areopagitic
  8. Areopagitican
  9. Areopagitics
  10. Areopagus
  11. areopagy

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