Pseudo-Dionysius

[ soo-doh-dahy-uh-nish-ee-uh s, -nis- ]

/ ˈsu doʊˌdaɪ əˈnɪʃ i əs, -ˈnɪs- /

flourished c4th or 5th century a.d., author of a number of mystical works: identified, during the Middle Ages, with Dionysius the Areopagite.

Example sentences from the Web for pseudo-dionysius

Pseudo-Dionysius had lofty thoughts of the sublime transcendence of the ultimate divine Source.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 |Various
He was a translator of the works of Pseudo-Dionysius, for he knew Greek.

The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) |Henry Osborn Taylor
In addition to this, literary and theological studies were pursued, and the mysticism of pseudo-Dionysius was cultivated.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 |Various
Out of this vast spiritual conglomerate, Pseudo-Dionysius formed his system.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 |Various

Pseudo-Dionysius

/ (ˌsjuːdəʊˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs) /

the name given to the unidentified author (c. 500 ad) of important theological works formerly attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite