pantheon

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)

  1. A temple built to honor Zeus is an example of a pantheon.
  2. Zeus, Aphrodite and all of the other Gods of ancient Greece are an example of a pantheon.
  3. 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

  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

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

See pantheon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Pantheon A circular temple in Rome, completed in 27 B.C. and dedicated to all the gods.
  2. A temple dedicated to all gods.
  3. All the gods of a people considered as a group: Jupiter is head of the Roman pantheon.
  4. A public building commemorating and dedicated to the heroes and heroines of a nation.
  5. 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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