pantheon
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pantheon¹
- /ˈpænθiən/ UK
- /ˈpænθiˌɑn/ US
- /ˈpænθiən/ US
Where it comes from
From Pantheon (“a Roman temple to the gods later used as a church”), c. 1300.
noun pantheons · panthea
-
A temple dedicated to all the gods.
Similar: pantheum
- All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group. Every act of a Roman, from birth to death, from dawn to night, was controlled and supervised by some presiding deity. Man was thus virtually a symbolic puppet in the hands of the Roman pantheon.
- A category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group. Usain Bolt seals his place in the pantheon with stunning fifth gold
Pantheon²
Where it comes from
From Latin Pantheon, from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pántheion, “a temple of all gods”), neuter of πάνθειος (pántheios, “of or common to all gods”), from παν- (pan-, “all, everything”) + θεῖος (theîos, “of or for the gods”), from θεός (theós, “god”).
proper noun the Pantheon
- The circular Roman temple dedicated to all the gods in 27 BCE in Rome, rebuilt c. 125 CE and later consecrated as a church.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: temple, hall, random, sorbonne, deities, godhead, immortals, divinities, goddesses, gods, supreme beings, numina, demigods, heavenly host, the immortals, hephaesteum
Translations
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noun a temple dedicated to all the gods
| Español | panteón |
|---|---|
| Português | panteão |
| Français | panthéon |
| Deutsch | Pantheon |
| Ελληνικά | πάνθεον pántheon, πάνθεο pántheo |
| Română | panteon |
| Русский | пантео́н pantɛón |
| العربية | بَانْثِيُون bānṯiyūn |
noun all the gods of a particular religion
| Español | panteón |
|---|---|
| Português | panteão |
| Ελληνικά | πάνθεο pántheo, πάνθεον pántheon |
noun a category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group
| Ελληνικά | πάνθεο pántheo, πάνθεον pántheon |
|---|
name Translations
| Español | Panteón |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | विश्व देवालय viśva devālay |
| Deutsch | Pantheon |
| Italiano | Pantheon |
| العربية | بَانْثِيُون bānṯiyūn |
Talk about this word "pantheon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pantheon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pantheon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pantheon "pantheon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pantheon.Cite this
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title = {pantheon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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