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Pantheon

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[ 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.


ʲԳٳéDz

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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Other Word Forms

  • 貹t·Dzi adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pantheon1

1375–1425; late Middle English panteon < Latin ʲԳٳŧDz < Greek áԳٳ𾱴Dz, noun use of neuter of áԳٳ𾱴Dz of all gods, equivalent to pan- pan- + the ( ó ) 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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