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Areopagus

areo·pa·gus

UK/æɹiˈɒpəɡəs/ uncommon

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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.

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