Areopagus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. a hill in Athens, Greece, W of the Acropolis.
  2. the council that met on this hill, originally having wide public functions but later becoming a purely judicial body.
  3. any high tribunal.
noun
    • the hill to the northwest of the Acropolis in Athens
    • (in ancient Athens) the judicial council whose members (Areopagites) met on this hill
  2. any high court
Areopagus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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