a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
(lowercase) a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation.
(lowercase) the place of the heroes or idols of any group, individual, movement, party, etc., or the heroes or idols themselves.
to earn a place in the pantheon of American literature.
(lowercase) a temple dedicated to all the gods.
(lowercase) the gods of a particular mythology considered collectively.
(esp in ancient Greece or Rome) a temple to all the gods
all the gods collectively of a religion
a monument or building commemorating a nation's dead heroes
1375–1425; late Middle English panteon < Latin Panthēon < Greek Pántheion, noun use of neuter of pántheios of all gods, equivalent to pan- pan- + the ( ós ) god + -ios adj. suffix
In the pantheon of great movie stars, Marilyn Monroe might well be considered the brightest of them all. The actual Pantheon was a temple built by the Romans — but we use it to mean any group of exalted figures. To place someone in a pantheon is to decide that they belong to a "club" whose members are all only the greatest people to have done the same thing. It's like a little temple of little gods. Tiger Woods, for example, definitely belongs in the pantheon of great golfers –– alongside Palmer, Nicklaus and Singh. If you want to see the real Pantheon, that is the building itself with the world's oldest concrete dome, then you'll have to go to Rome.
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“The data cements the now-consensus view that the ECB will hold fire this month,” Claus Vistesen, chief eurozone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said in a note to clients.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
Gilt yields are likely to remain elevated due to political and fiscal concerns, Pantheon Macroeconomics economists said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
“Andy Burnham is extremely likely to become the next prime minister if he wins the Makerfield by-election,” Pantheon Macroeconomics’ Rob Wood and Elliott Jordan-Doak said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Samuel Tombs, chief U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, estimates that higher gasoline prices will likely only add roughly 0.3 percentage points to headline sales in the April data.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
The room reminded her of the Pantheon in Rome, except this place had been decorated in Hades Modern.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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