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Pantheon

1

[ pan-thee-on, -uhnor, especially British, pan-thee-uhn ]

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.


Panthéon

2

[ pahn-tey-awn ]

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.

pantheon

1

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Pantheon

2

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pantheon1

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pantheon1

C14: via Latin from Greek Pantheion, from pan- + -theios divine, from theos god
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Example Sentences

I was a New Yorker at heart, but when I climbed the steps of the Marble Palace, turned around, and looked at the Capitol, pillars straight out of the Pantheon all around me, I was in awe of this city.

From Time

Within the Pantheon itself, 72 men and five women, which now includes Baker, are housed as part of the 18th-century landmark.

Sarah Fruy, Director of Brand and Digital experience, leads the strategy and goals for Pantheon’s website and branded content.

William Henry Cosby occupies a permanent place in the American pantheon.

Biological variation was celebrated in the pantheon of the gods.

Carrara marble has been quarried as far back as Roman times and was used by emperors for massive monuments like the Rome Pantheon.

But this exalted place in the bar pantheon was not easily won.

The pantheon of Sediuk pranks ranges from sneakily clever to blatantly rude.

When the war began, there stood on Cote Joyeuse an imposing mansion of red brick, shaped like the Pantheon.

We must not, however, infer that there was a large Egyptian element in the Canaanitish Pantheon.

These were the twelve Olympian divinities, or greater gods; but they represent only a small part of the Grecian Pantheon.

Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.

As Tezcatlipoca and under various other titles he ever after ranked among the highest in the pantheon of Nahua divinities.

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