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Areopagus
[Areopagus 词源字典]
1640s, Greek,
Areios pagos
"the hill of
Ares
," west of the Acropolis in Athens, where the highest judicial court sat; second element from
pagos
"rocky hill." Sense extended to "any important tribunal."
[Areopagus etymology, Areopagus origin, 英语词源]