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   Pan·the·on

   /ˈpanTHēˌän/

   

   noun

   • 1. a group of particularly respected, famous, or important people: "the pantheon of the all-time greats"
   • ▪ a building in which the illustrious dead of a nation are buried or honoured.
   • 2. all the gods of a people or religion collectively: "the deities of the Hindu pantheon"
   • ▪ (especially in ancient Greece and Rome) a temple dedicated to all the gods.

   Word Origin late Middle English (referring especially to the Pantheon, a large circular temple in Rome): via Latin from Greek pantheion, from pan ‘all’ + theion ‘holy’ (from theos ‘god’).

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   What is pantheon noun?

   • a temple (= religious building) built in honour of all the gods of a nation; a building in which famous dead people of a nation are buried or honoured Topics Religion and festivals c2 Definition of pantheon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does it mean to place someone in a pantheon?

   • To place someone in a pantheon is to decide that they belong to a "club" whose members are all only the greatest people to have done the same thing. It's like a little temple of little gods. Tiger Woods, for example, definitely belongs in the pantheon of great golfers –– alongside Palmer, Nicklaus and Singh.

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   What is the root word of Pantheon?

   • [Middle English Panteon, Pantheon, from Latin Panthēum, Panthēon, from Greek Pantheion, shrine of all the gods, from neuter sing. of pantheios, of all the gods : pan-, pan- + theos, god; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does Panthéon Français stand for?

   • 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]. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

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   The meaning of PANTHEON is the gods of a people; especially : the officially recognized gods. How to use pantheon in a sentence. Did you know?

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   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.

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   The actual Pantheon was a temple built by the Romans — but we use it to mean any group of exalted figures. To place someone in a pantheon is to decide that they belong to a "club" whose members are all only the greatest people to have done the same thing. It's like a little temple of little gods.

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    1. a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation. 2. the realm of the heroes or idols of any group, movement, etc.: a place in the pantheon of American literature.