Areopagitic
/ˌɛəɹiəʊpəˈd͡ʒɪtɪk/
Areopagitic adjective: of or pertaining to the Areopagus (council of ancient Athens).
Adjective
Areopagitic (comparative more Areopagitic, superlative most Areopagitic)
- Of or pertaining to the Areopagus (council of ancient Athens).
- Of or pertaining to the Areopagitic Oration of Dionysius of Halicarnassus (named after but only loosely connected to the Areopagus).
- Of or pertaining to the Corpus Areopagiticum of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
- In the concept of pantheism Khidasheli implies the unity of God and the world and not their similarity; he thinks that such an interpretation of pantheism is given in Neoplatonic and Areopagitic writings.2014, Mikheil Makharadze, “Philosophical Ideas of the Corpus Areopagiticum”, in Tamar Nutsubidze, Cornelia B. Horn, Basil Lourié, editors, Georgian Christian Thought and Its Cultural Context, BRILL...
- In the West, the Areopagitic texts were translated by Hilduin (c. 785 — c. 855), Bishop of Paris, who received a manuscript at his monastery of Saint Denys, and Johannes Scotus Eriugena (815-877) who knew about them from his time in Irish monasteries and produced a widely known and used translation...2020, Constantinos Athanasopoulos, “5. The Cloud of Unknowing in Eckhart, Palamas, and Wittgenstein”, in Constantinos Athanasopoulos, editor, Orthodox Mysticism and Asceticism, Cambridge Scholars...
Noun
Areopagitic (plural Areopagitics)
- A document connected to the Areopagus, particularly an oration delivered before it.
- 1836 (1810), William Mitford, The History of Greece, Volume VIII, T. Cadell (London), W. Blackwood & Sons (Edinburgh), New Edition, page 60,
The Areopagitic carries within itself clear indication of its own date, after the conclusion of peace with the confederates, and before the measures which... - 1884 (1869), Thomas Carlyle, Carlyles' Works: Critical and miscellaneous essays, Volume IV, Dana Estes & Charles E. Lauriat, page 201,
And one Mr. Milton sat in his house, by Bride's Church, teaching grammar, writing Areopagitics; and had dined that day, not perhaps without criticism of the cookery.
- 1836 (1810), William Mitford, The History of Greece, Volume VIII, T. Cadell (London), W. Blackwood & Sons (Edinburgh), New Edition, page 60,
Areopagitic meaning in Tamil
Areopagitic in Tamil
- கிரேக்க மீயுயர் நீதிமன்றத்துக்கு உரிய
Forms of Areopagitic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Areopagitic |
| superlative | most Areopagitic |
| Noun | |
| plural | Areopagitics |
Origin of Areopagitic
Borrowed from Latin Areopagiticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀρεοπᾰγῑτῐκός (Areopăgītĭkós).
Questions about Areopagitic
- What does Areopagitic mean?
- Areopagitic means of or pertaining to the Areopagus (council of ancient Athens).
- What is Areopagitic in Tamil?
- Areopagitic in Tamil is கிரேக்க மீயுயர் நீதிமன்றத்துக்கு உரிய. See Areopagitic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Areopagitic?
- Areopagitic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Areopagitic?
- Areopagitic is pronounced /ˌɛəɹiəʊpəˈd͡ʒɪtɪk/.
Words near Areopagitic in the dictionary
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