"Areopagus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /æɹiˈɒpəɡəs/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἄρειος Πάγος (Áreios Págos, literally “Rock of Ares”), which in classical times functioned as the high Court of Appeal for criminal and civil cases in Athens. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Ἄρειος Πάγος|lit=Rock of Ares}} Ancient Greek Ἄρειος Πάγος (Áreios Págos, literally “Rock of Ares”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Areopagus
  1. (Ancient Greece) The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece
    Sense id: en-Areopagus-en-name-Y8fqdJzU
  2. A prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (supreme council in Athens): Ἄρειος Πάγος (Áreios Págos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), areòpag [masculine] (Catalan), areiopagi (Finnish), Άρειος Πάγος (Áreios Págos) [masculine] (Greek), Cnoc Airéis [masculine] (Irish), areopago [masculine] (Italian), areopag [masculine] (Polish), areópago [masculine] (Portuguese), areopag [neuter] (Romanian), ареопа́г (areopág) [masculine] (Russian), areópago [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'supreme council in Athens': 51 49
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