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pantheon Definition

pan·theon (pant̸hē än′, -ən; also, chiefly Brit, pan t̸hēən)

noun

  1. a temple for all the gods
  2. a temple built by Agrippa in Rome in 27 , and rebuilt in the 2d cent. by Hadrian: used since 609 as a Christian Church
  3. all the gods of a people
  4. a building in which famous dead persons of a nation are entombed or commemorated, as the church of Sainte-Geneviève in Paris

Etymology: ME Panteon < L < Gr pantheion < pan, all (see pan-) + theos, a god: see theo-

pantheon Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • deity: Nor is there any pantheon of possibly irresponsible minor deities which might bring evil.
  • god: Can you add examples to include in a modern pantheon of gods?
  • hero: Emmet's stirring speech from the dock, dignified, cogent and persuasive, ensured his place on the highest pantheon of Irish heroes.
  • artist: He also photographed the landscapes of ' Literary Britain ' and a pantheon of great artists and writers.
  • great: You can place Buddy Hackett in that pantheon of comic greats.
  • composer: In fact he ranked during his lifetime as a member of the pantheon of great composers, his music played and loved by thousands.

Converse of object

  • join: The term Grid computing has joined the august pantheon of IT terms which are banded about without much precision.
  • enter: It should quickly enter the pantheon of great simian songs in rock history.
  • have: Instead of one " god flag " we have a whole pantheon of them, each with its own sphere of influence.
  • worship: The Canaanites before the Persian period therefore worshiped a pantheon in which Yehouah was important but not alone!
  • get: She really likes her greek myths, and def getting the pantheon of greek gods sussed!

Adjective modifier

  • Egyptian: Ra is the test central god of the Egyptian pantheon.
  • Celtic: The Celtic pantheon certainly exists, but not in the regular manner defined by classical studies.
  • Greek: They revived the old idol worship, in order to identify the Baals with the gods of the Greek pantheon.
  • whole: Instead of one " god flag " we have a whole pantheon of them, each with its own sphere of influence.
  • own: Bangs took a more robust attitude to his own, somewhat lower rent pantheon of The Stooges, ?
  • entire: It is, I think, one of the most individual and spirited in the entire pantheon that we have in St Paul's.

Modifies a noun

book: New York: Pantheon Books, 1994, pp.

Noun used with modifier

  • Buddhist: Accordingly, prayers of supplication or thanksgiving were offered up to the Buddhist pantheon painted and sculpted in the myriad caves.
  • comedy: He has worked with all the greats in the comedy pantheon from the late 1940s to the present day.

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