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PRONUNCIATION OF PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS

Pseudo-Dionysius  [ˌsjuːdəʊˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs] play
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Pseudo-Dionysius is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pseudo-Dionysius

Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite

Christian mysticism Catholic spirituality Theology & philosophy Ascetical theology Mystical theology Hellenistic philosophy and Christianity Neoplatonism and Christianity Apophatic theology Cataphatic theology Practices Christian monasticism Theosis Christian meditation Christian contemplation Lectio Divina Asceticism Hesychasm Early Christianity Origen Gregory of Nyssa Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite Desert Fathers Paul of Thebes Anthony the Great Abba Arsenius Abba Poemen Abba Macarius of Egypt Abba Moses the Black Amma Syncletica of Alexandria Athanasius of Alexandria John Chrysostom Hilarion John Cassian 11th and 12th century Bernard of Clairvaux Guigo II Hildegard of Bingen Hadewijch 13th and 14th centuries Dominican mysticism Dominic de Guzmán German mysticism Meister Eckhart Johannes Tauler Henry Suso Flemish mysticism Beatrice of Nazareth John of Ruysbroeck Franciscan mysticism Francis of Assisi Anthony of...

Definition of Pseudo-Dionysius in the English dictionary

The definition of Pseudo-Dionysius in the dictionary is the name given to the unidentified author of important theological works formerly attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS


Alcaeus
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caduceus
kəˈdjuːsɪəs
caseous
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Celsius
ˈsɛlsɪəs
Dionysius
ˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs
gaseous
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griseous
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gypseous
ˈdʒɪpsɪəs
interosseous
ˌɪntərˈɒsɪəs
Nicias
ˈnɪsɪəs
nongaseous
ˌnɒnˈɡæsɪəs
Odysseus
əˈdiːsɪəs
orichalceous
ˌɒrɪˈkælsɪəs
osseous
ˈɒsɪəs
Penzias
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Perseus
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piceous
ˈpɪsɪəs
prolixious
prəˈlɪksɪəs
syngenesious
ˌsɪndʒɪˈniːsɪəs
Theseus
ˈθiːsɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS

Pseudepigrapha
Pseudepigraphic
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Pseudepigraphous

WORDS THAT END LIKE PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS

Aloysius
Antonius
Aquarius
Athanasius
Claudius
Clausius
Comenius
Confucius
Dio Cassius
genius
gladius
Ignatius
Marius
Mauritius
radius
Sagittarius
Sibelius
Sirius
Stradivarius
Vilnius

Synonyms and antonyms of Pseudo-Dionysius in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

伪狄奥尼修斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Pseudo -Dionisio
570 millions of speakers

English

Pseudo-Dionysius
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छद्म Dionysius
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزائفة ديونيسيوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Псевдо - Дионисий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pseudo -Dionísio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছদ্ম-ডায়োনিসাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Pseudo-Denys
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pseudo-Dionysius
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pseudo-Dionysius
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偽ディオニシウス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의사 디오니시오
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pseudo-Dionysius
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Giả Dionysius
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போலி டையோனைசியஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्यूडो-डायनीसियस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sözde Dionysius
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pseudo -Dionigi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pseudo - Dionizy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Псевдо- Діонісій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pseudo - Dionisie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ψευδο - Διονύσιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pseudo - Dionysius
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Pseudo- Dionysius
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Pseudo - Dionysius
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Pseudo-Dionysius

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS»

Discover the use of Pseudo-Dionysius in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pseudo-Dionysius and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works
Here are the complete works of the enigmatic fifth- and sixth-century writer known as the Pseudo Dionysius, prepared by a team of six research scholars.
Pseudo-Dionysius (the Areopagite.), Colm Luibhéid, Paul Rorem, 1987
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Pseudo-Dionysius as Polemicist: The Development and Purpose ...
This book places him in his religious and political context in 6th century Syria, and uncovers the hidden agenda which lies behind his writings.
Rosemary A. Arthur, 2008
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Pseudo-Dionysius : A Commentary on the Texts and an ...
Rorem's book makes these texts more accessible to both scholars and students and includes a comprehensive bibliography of secondary sources.
Chicago Paul Rorem Associate Professor of Early and Medieval Church History Lutheran School of Theology, 1993
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Mystery in Philosophy: An Invocation of Pseudo-Dionysius
The book's subject matter is philosophical mystery. More particularly, it proffers a theistic hermeneutic—from patristic philosophy—for claims and indications of mystery.
Michael Craig Rhodes, 2012
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Pseudo-Dionysius And the Metaphysics of Aquinas
"This is one of the two or three most important books on Aquinas published in the last fifty years." —Alasdair MacIntyre, University of Notre Dame Although Pseudo-Dionysius was, after Aristotle, the author whom Thomas Aquinas quoted most ...
Fran O'Rourke, 2005
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De Coelesti Hierarchia (Celestial Hierarchy)
De Coelesti Hierarchia ( Celestial Hierarchy ) is a Pseudo-Dionysian work on angelology (dated to ca. the 5th century) which exerted great influence on scholasticism.
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
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Chronicle: Known Also as the Chronicle of Zuqnin
The third part of the Chronicle, translated here, is based on the otherwise lost part of the Ecclesiastical History of John of Ephesus (d. ca.588), which relates events in the reigns of Zeno, Anastasius, Justin I and Justinian.
Dionysius (of Tel-Maḥrē, Patriarch of Antioch), Witold Witakowski, 1996
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The Mystical Theology and the Divine Names
This volume, which explores the nature and results of contemplative prayer, exercised a deep and enduring influence on the development of scholasticism-particularly in regard to the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Dionysius the Areopagite, Pseudo-Dionysius, 2004
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Dionysius the Areopagite on the Divine Names and the ...
First published in 1920, this book is a translation-the only known work of British scholar CLARENCE EDWIN ROLT (1880-1917)-of On the Divine Names and The Mystical Theology, by Dionysius the Areopagite, a first-century bishop of Athens.
Clarence E. Rolt, 2007
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Pseudo-Dionysius: A Commentary on the Texts and an ...
Dionysius the Areopagite is the pseudonymous author of an influential body of early (about 500 AD) Christian theological texts. Paul Rorem here explores the profound influence of these texts on medieval theolgy in the East and the West.
Paul Rorem, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS»

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The 5 Types Of Organizational Structures: Part 1, The Hierarchy
... Dictionary was in 1880 when it was used in reference to the three orders of three angels as depicted by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (5th-6th centuries). «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
'The higher things of human life'
They're all parts of the higher things of human life,” says O'Rourke, the author of texts including “Aristotle's Political Anthropology” and “Pseudo-Dionysius and ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
3
Gabriel Blow Your Horn! - A Short History of Gabriel within Jewish …
One must wait until the literature of Pseudo-Dionysius (ca. 500 CE) or 3 Enoch (fifth to sixth century CE) for such specific information. Whatever its structure ... «The Bible and Interpretation, Feb 15»
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Today's Aquinas: Ascending to Heaven's Door with Peter and PEG
... the spirit of the Neoplatonic-inspired Pseudo-Dionysius, whom Aquinas cites as much as Aristotle–ways for the mind to rise towards the contemplation of God. «Patheos, Feb 15»
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Modern management's angelic legacy is stuck in the past
In the 5th century, the mysterious theologian Pseudo-Dionysius wrote the definitive book on angelic hierarchies, Ecclesiastical Hierarchy. He asserted that there ... «The Conversation UK, Dec 14»
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Talking about love (Home pp 106-230)
Some of the most important theologians in this tradition are Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine of Hippo, and Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. In the eighties and ... «Commonweal, Dec 14»
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Why We Need To Recover The Classical Doctrine Of Sin
... East and West (Origen, Augustine, the Cappadocian Fathers, Chrysostom, Pseudo-Dionysius…) as well as the Scholastics (Aquinas, Bonaventure, Eckhart), ... «Patheos, Nov 14»
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The Myth of the Apophatic Areopagite
... qualified, and grounded in a properly Christian metaphysics, but for many theologians today, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite delivers us from the problem of ... «First Things, Oct 14»
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'You will have no more mercy than I do'
(Eriugena, Wikipedia says, “is best known today” for his translation and commentaries of Pseudo-Dionysius. So now, I'm sure, you're all thinking, “Oh, yeah, OK ... «Patheos, Oct 14»
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The Atheist Who Believes in God
The seventh-century Christian mystic Pseudo-Dionysius goes even farther, insisting that God isn't good, isn't love, isn't existent. A 17th-century Catholic priest ... «Yahoo News UK, Aug 14»

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