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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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