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The definition of a pantheon is a temple dedicated to all the Gods, or the name of a group of Gods, or a building that is dedicated to the heroes and heroines of a nation.
(noun)- A temple built to honor Zeus is an example of a pantheon.
- Zeus, Aphrodite and all of the other Gods of ancient Greece are an example of a pantheon.
- A large and ornate building where dead heroes are buried is an example of a pantheon.
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See pantheon in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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
Origin: ME Panteon < L < Gr pantheion < pan, all (see pan-) + theos, a god: see theo-
See pantheon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Pantheon A circular temple in Rome, completed in 27 B.C. and dedicated to all the gods.
- A temple dedicated to all gods.
- All the gods of a people considered as a group: Jupiter is head of the Roman pantheon.
- A public building commemorating and dedicated to the heroes and heroines of a nation.
- A group of persons most highly regarded for contributions to a field or endeavor: the pantheon of modern physics.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English Panteon, Pantheon
Origin: , from Latin Panthēum, Panthēon
Origin: , from Greek Pantheion, shrine of all the gods
Origin: , from neuter sing. of pantheios, of all the gods
Origin: : pan-, pan-
Origin: + theos, god; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots
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