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Meaning of Areopagus in English
Pronunciation
/ˌɛriˈɑpəɡəs/
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Noun
Areopagus
Etymology
from Greek Areios pagos‘hill of Ares’; the name for the site came to denote the court itself
Definitions
1.
a hill to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court
2.
the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court)