Areopagus

UK: /ˌærɪˈɒpəɡəs/ US: (ar′ē op′ə gəs)

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Ar•e•op•a•gus  (ar′ē op′ə gəs), n. 

1. Place Names a 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

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Areopagus / ˌærɪˈɒpəɡəs/ noun

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. any high court

Etymology: via Latin from Greek Areiopagus, contracted from Areios pagos, hill of Ares