Pantheon

¹

[ pan-thee-on, -uhnor, especially British, pan-thee-uhn ]

noun

1. a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
2. (lowercase) a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation.
3. (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.

4. (lowercase) a temple dedicated to all the gods.
5. (lowercase) the gods of a particular mythology considered collectively.

Panthéon

²

[ pahn-tey-awn ]

noun

1. 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.

pantheon

¹

/ pænˈθiːən; ˈpænθɪən /

noun

1. (esp in ancient Greece or Rome) a temple to all the gods
2. all the gods collectively of a religion
3. a monument or building commemorating a nation's dead heroes

Pantheon

²

/ pænˈθiːən; ˈpænθɪən /

noun

1. 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

Other Words From

• panthe·onic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pantheon¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pantheon¹

C14: via Latin from Greek Pantheion, from pan- + -theios divine, from theos god

Related Words

• chapel
• church
• house
• mosque
• pagoda
• place of worship
• sanctuary
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