Areopagus

[,æri'ɒpәgәs]

解释:

(noun.) the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court).

(noun.) a hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court.

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解释:

(n.) The highest judicial court at Athens. Its sessions were held on Mars' Hill. Hence, any high court or tribunal

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解释:

n. Mars' Hill on which the supreme court of ancient Athens was held: the court itself: also used of any important tribunal.—n. Areop′agite a member of the Areopagus.—adj. Areopagit′ic pertaining to the Areopagus.—n. a speech on the model of Isocrates's oration of that name addressed to the Areopagus.

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