Pantheon
[ pan-thee-on, -uh n or, esp. British, pan-thee-uh n ]
/ ˈpæn θiˌɒn, -ən or, esp. British, pænˈθi ən /
noun
a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
(lowercase)
a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation.
(lowercase)
the place of the heroes or idols of any group, individual, movement, party, etc., or the heroes or idols themselves: to earn a place in the pantheon of American literature.
(lowercase)
a temple dedicated to all the gods.
(lowercase)
the gods of a particular mythology considered collectively.
Origin of Pantheon
1375–1425; late Middle English
panteon < Latin
Panthēon < Greek
Pántheion, noun use of neuter of
pántheios of all gods, equivalent to
pan-
pan- +
the(ós) god +
-ios adj. suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM Pantheon
pan·the·on·ic, adjectiveDefinition for pantheon (2 of 2)
Panthéon
[ pahn-tey-awn ]
/ pɑ̃ teɪˈɔ̃ /
noun
a national monument in Paris, France, used as a sepulcher for eminent French persons, begun in 1764 by Soufflot as the church of Ste. Geneviève and secularized in 1885.
Also called
Panthéon Fran·çais
[frahn-se] /frɑ̃ˈsɛ/.
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British Dictionary definitions for pantheon (1 of 2)
pantheon
/ (pænˈθiːən, ˈpænθɪən) /
noun
(esp in ancient Greece or Rome) a temple to all the gods
all the gods collectively of a religion
a monument or building commemorating a nation's dead heroes
Word Origin for pantheon
C14: via Latin from Greek
Pantheion, from
pan- +
-theios divine, from
theos god
British Dictionary definitions for pantheon (2 of 2)
Pantheon
/ (pænˈθiːən, ˈpænθɪən) /
noun
a circular temple in Rome dedicated to all the gods, built by Agrippa in 27 bc, rebuilt by Hadrian 120–24 ad, and used since 609 ad as a Christian church