Pantheon

¹

[pan-thee-on, -uhn, 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

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

Other Word Forms

• pantheonic adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pantheon¹

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

Example Sentences

What distinguishes Kershaw in the pantheon of Dodgers greats is that he was the guiding light through the darkest of times.

From Los Angeles Times

And when Martin Scorsese shows up as a devilish corporate executive, Redford finally feels like he has earned that cameo — a place among that pantheon of storytellers.

From Los Angeles Times

Robert Wood, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said all ONS data "must be suspect now".

From BBC

"New tariffs are continuing to generate cost pressures in the supply chain, which consumers will shoulder soon," Samuel Tombs, chief US economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, wrote after the report.

From BBC

The Jefferson Memorial is a smaller version of the Pantheon.

From Salon

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