Pantheon

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

/ ˈpæn θiˌɒn, -ən or, especially British, pænˈθi ən /

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noun

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.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM Pantheon

pan·the·on·ic, adjective

Other definitions for Pantheon (2 of 2)

Panthéon

[ pahn-tey-awn ]

/ pɑ̃ teɪˈɔ̃ /

noun

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.

Also called Panthéon Fran·çais

[frahn-se]. /frɑ̃ˈsɛ/.

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How to use Pantheon in a sentence

William Henry Cosby occupies a permanent place in the American pantheon.
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Biological variation was celebrated in the pantheon of the gods.
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But this exalted place in the bar pantheon was not easily won.
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The pantheon of Sediuk pranks ranges from sneakily clever to blatantly rude.
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When the war began, there stood on Cote Joyeuse an imposing mansion of red brick, shaped like the Pantheon.
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We must not, however, infer that there was a large Egyptian element in the Canaanitish Pantheon.
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These were the twelve Olympian divinities, or greater gods; but they represent only a small part of the Grecian Pantheon.
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Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
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As Tezcatlipoca and under various other titles he ever after ranked among the highest in the pantheon of Nahua divinities.
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British Dictionary definitions for Pantheon (1 of 2)

pantheon

/ (pænˈθiːən, ˈpænθɪən) /

noun

(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

Word Origin for pantheon

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

British Dictionary definitions for Pantheon (2 of 2)

Pantheon

/ (pænˈθiːən, ˈpænθɪən) /

noun

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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