Pantheon

¹ American  

[pan-thee-on, -uhn, pan-thee-uhn] / ˈpæn θiˌɒn, -ən, pænˈθi ən /

noun

1. a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.

2. (lowercase) a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation.

3. (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.

4. (lowercase) a temple dedicated to all the gods.

5. (lowercase) the gods of a particular mythology considered collectively.

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Panthéon ² American  

[pahn-tey-awn] / pɑ̃ teɪˈɔ̃ /

noun

1. a national monument in Paris, France, used as a sepulcher for eminent French persons, begun in 1764 by Soufflot as the church of Ste. Geneviève and secularized in 1885.

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pantheon ¹ British  

/ pænˈθiːən, ˈpænθɪən /

noun

1. (esp in ancient Greece or Rome) a temple to all the gods

2. all the gods collectively of a religion

3. a monument or building commemorating a nation's dead heroes

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Pantheon ² British  

/ pænˈθiːən, ˈpænθɪən /

noun

1. a circular temple in Rome dedicated to all the gods, built by Agrippa in 27 _bc , rebuilt by Hadrian 120–24 _ad , and used since 609 _ad as a Christian church

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Other Word Forms

• pantheonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Pantheon

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

Example Sentences

If that pace held steady for the month, that could translate to a December private payroll gain of as much as 45,000 on Wednesday, writes Samuel Tombs, chief U.S. economist with Pantheon Macroeconomics.

From Barron's

“French inflation continues to support the dovish case for the ECB, relative to price pressures elsewhere in the region,” said Claus Vistesen, chief eurozone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.

From The Wall Street Journal

In nine pulsating minutes he doubled his total for the season and wrote his name into a new kind of Rangers pantheon - from zero to hero.

From BBC

In the pantheon of parade float achievement, world-record titles are coveted.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet for too long those of their midcentury contemporary William Inge have remained peripheral in the American theatrical pantheon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• chapel
• church
• house
• mosque
• pagoda
• place of worship
• sanctuary
• shrine
• synagogue