areopagus
Noun
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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 (synset 108803595)
instance hypernym: hill - a local and well-defined elevation of the landpart meronym: athens, athinai, capital of greece, greek capital - the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
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The highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court) (synset 108181009)
hypernym: assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purposemember holonym: areopagite - a member of the council of the Areopagus
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