Pantheon Definition

pănthē-ŏn, -ən
noun
A temple for all the gods.
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A temple built by Agrippa in Rome in 27 b.c., and rebuilt in the 2d cent. a.d. by Hadrian: used since a.d. 609 as a Christian Church.
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All the gods of a people.
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A building in which famous dead persons of a nation are entombed or commemorated, as the church of Sainte-Geneviève in Paris.
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Any group of persons having lasting fame and eminence in a particular field.
The pantheon of British poets.
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pronoun

The circular Roman temple dedicated to all the gods in 27 BC in Rome. Since the 7th century AD reconsecrated by christianity and dedicated to their single god.

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Other Word Forms of Pantheon

Noun

Singular:
pantheon
Plural:
panthea, pantheons

Origin of Pantheon

  • First coined 1300, from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pantheion, “a temple of all gods"), neuter of πάνθειος (pantheios, “of or common to all gods"), from πᾶν (pān, “all, everything"), neuter of πᾶς (pās, “all, the whole") + θεῖος (theios, “of or for the gods"), from θεός (theos, “god")

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  • From Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pantheion, “a temple of all gods"), neuter of πανθείος (pantheios, “of or common to all gods"), from πᾶν (pān, “all, everything"), neuter of πᾶς (pās, “all, the whole") + θείος (theios, “of or for the gods"), from θεός (theos, “god")

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  • Middle English Panteon Pantheon from Latin Panthēum, Panthēon from Greek Pantheion shrine of all the gods from neuter sing. of pantheios of all the gods pan- pan- theos god dhēs- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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