Areopagus Definition
ărē-ŏpə-gəs
noun
The highest judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens.
American Heritage
The high court of justice in ancient Athens that met on Areopagus.
Webster's New World
Any supreme court.
Webster's New World
The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens.
Wiktionary
Origin of Areopagus
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Latin from Greek Areios pagos, Areiopagos hill of Ares, Areopagus (where the tribunal met) Areios of Ares (from Arēs Ares) pagos stiff mass, hill (from pēgnunai pag- to stick, stiffen pag- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek Άρειος Πάγος (Areios Pagos, “Areios Pagos”), the "Rock of Ares", which in classical times functioned as the high Court of Appeal for criminal and civil cases in Athens.
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