pantheon
noun /ˈpænθiən/
/ˈpænθiɑːn/
- (specialist) all the gods of a nation or people
- the ancient Egyptian pantheon
- (formal) a group of people who are famous within a particular area of activity
- She has won her place in the pantheon of popular culture.
- a temple (= religious building) built in honour of all the gods of a nation; a building in which famous dead people of a nation are buried or honouredTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Word Originlate Middle English (referring especially to the Pantheon, a large circular temple in Rome): via Latin from Greek pantheion, from pan ‘all’ + theion ‘holy’ (from theos ‘god’).