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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pan•the•on /ˈpænθiˌɑn, -ən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Architecturea public building containing tombs or memorials of the famous dead people of a nation.
- the heroes or idols of any group, movement, etc., thought of as a group or collection:had earned her place in the pantheon of American literature.
- all the gods of a particular mythology, thought of as a group.
See -theo-. 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
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Pantheon /pænˈθiːən; ˈpænθɪən/ n - 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 Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pantheon /pænˈθiːən; ˈpænθɪən/ n - (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
Etymology: 14th Century: via Latin from Greek Pantheion, from pan- + -theios divine, from theos god |