First Known Use: 1586
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Areopagus
noun Ar·e·op·a·gus \ˌa-rē-ˈä-pə-gəs\
Definition of AREOPAGUS
: the supreme tribunal of Athens
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Origin of AREOPAGUS
Latin, from Greek Areios pagos, from Areios pagos (literally, hill of Ares), a hill in Athens where the tribunal met
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