Areopagus

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌærɪˈɒpəɡəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ar′ē op′ə gəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ar•e•op•a•gus  (ar′ē op′ə gəs),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa hill in Athens, Greece, W of the Acropolis.
  2. Ancient History[Gk. Hist.]the council that met on this hill, originally having wide public functions but later becoming a purely judicial body.
  3. any high tribunal.
  • Greek Áreios págos hill of Ares
  • Latin

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Areopagus /ˌærɪˈɒpəɡəs/ n
  1. the hill to the northwest of the Acropolis in Athens
  2. (in ancient Athens) the judicial council whose members (Areopagites) met on this hill
  3. literary any high court
Etymology: via Latin from Greek Areiopagus, contracted from Areios pagos, hill of Ares
'Areopagus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Areopagite

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