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Areopagitics

Areopagitics noun: collectively, the mystical theological works attributed to Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. Also the plural of Areopagitic.

Noun

Areopagitics

(historical, plural, plural-only, early Christianity) Collectively, the mystical theological works attributed to Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
- The reference-points for Constantine the Philosopher in creating his philosophy of language were: 1. the corpus of texts known under the name of the Epistles of Paul the Apostle and 2. Areopagitics—the writings which appeared in Byzantium in the second half of the 5th century, written by Dionysius...1998, Elena Surkova, The Theological, Philosophical and Linguistic Background of Constantine the Philosopher's Concept of Translation Jože Krašovec (editor), The Interpretation of the Bible: The...
- Peter Lombard looked at the Areopagitics as an indisputable authority. John Saracin in the 12th century, Thomas Verchelsky and Robert Grosseteste in the 13th century translate and comment on the Areopagitics.2019, Georges Florovsky, Byzantine Fathers: V – VIII centuries, Vladimir Djambov, page 194
Synonyms:

Corpus Areopagiticum, Corpus Dionysiacum

Also used as

Areopagitics is also the plural of Areopagitic.

Synonyms of Areopagitics

Corpus Areopagiticum
Corpus Dionysiacum

Origin of Areopagitics

Latin Areopagiticus, from Ancient Greek.

Questions about Areopagitics

What does Areopagitics mean?: Areopagitics means collectively, the mystical theological works attributed to Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
What part of speech is Areopagitics?: Areopagitics is a noun.

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