pantheon Definition
pan·theon (pan′t̸hē än′, -ən; also, chiefly Brit, pan t̸hē′ən)
noun
- a temple for all the gods
- a temple built by Agrippa in Rome in 27 , and rebuilt in the 2d cent. by Hadrian: used since 609 as a Christian Church
- all the gods of a people
- 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.
Browse dictionary entries near pantheon
- ‹ pantheism
- ‹ Pantelleria
- ‹ pantechnicon
- ‹ pantdress
- ‹ pantaloons
- ‹ pantaloon
- ‹ pantalets
- ‹ Pantagruel
- ‹ pant
- ‹ pansy

