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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Pan•the•on (pan′thē on′, -ən or, esp. Brit., pan thē′ən),USA pronunciation n. - Architecture, Place Namesa domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d.120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.609.
- Architecture(l.c.) a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation.
- (l.c.) 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.
- Architecture(l.c.) a temple dedicated to all the gods.
- (l.c.) the gods of a particular mythology considered collectively.
- Greek Pántheion, noun, nominal use of neuter of pántheios of all gods, equivalent. to pan- pan- + the(ós) god + -ios adjective, adjectival suffix
- Latin Panthēon
- late Middle English panteon 1375–1425
pan′the•on′ic, adj. Pan•thé•on (pän tā ôn′),USA pronunciation n. 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′ (frän se′).USA pronunciation
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