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Areopagitic

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɛəɹiəʊpəˈd͡ʒɪtɪk/

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Areopagus (council of ancient Athens).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Ancient Greece

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the Areopagitic Oration of Dionysius of Halicarnassus (named after but only loosely connected to the Areopagus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ancient-Rome

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adj

Meaning 3

Of or pertaining to the Corpus Areopagiticum of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Qualifier: early Christianity

Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology

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noun

Meaning 4

A document connected to the Areopagus, particularly an oration delivered before it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Ancient Greece

Examples

  • 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 quickly followed [...] .
  • 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.

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: αρεοπαγιτικός (areopagitikós) — relating to the Areopagus
  • Ancient Greek: Ἀρεοπᾰγῑτῐκός (Areopăgītĭkós) — relating to the Areopagus
  • Italian: areopagitico — relating to the Areopagus
  • Portuguese: areopagítico — relating to the Areopagus