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- adjective Relating to the
Areopagus .
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The possession of the Areopagitic writings (since 827 in Saint-Denis) strengthened his conviction of this truth.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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St. Dionysius the Areopagite, and with the Pseudo-Dionysius, the composer of the Areopagitic writings.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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As to the second period, universal recognition of the Areopagitic writings in the Middle Ages, we need not mention the Greek Church, which is especially proud of him; but neither in the West was a voice raised in challenge down to the first half of the fifteenth century; on the contrary, his works were regarded as exceedingly valuable and even as sacred.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Protestant Church, draws its nourishment from writings whose connection with those of the pseudo-Areopagitic can still be traced through its various intermediate stages.
History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890
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CIII, 44 sq.), undertook to defend the genuineness of the Areopagitic writings.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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