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Vinony

pantheon

noun

  1. type of architectural structure
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpænθiən/ / /ˈpænθiˌɑn/

name

Etymology: 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”).

  1. The circular Roman temple dedicated to all the gods in 27 BCE in Rome, rebuilt c. 125 CE and later consecrated as a church.

noun

Etymology: From Pantheon (“a Roman temple to the gods later used as a church”), c. 1300.

  1. A temple dedicated to all the gods.
  2. 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.”

  3. A category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group.

    “Usain Bolt seals his place in the pantheon with stunning fifth gold”

    “Mahomes, Kelce, head coach Andy Reid and other key contributors to the Chiefs’ recent run can now put themselves alongside NFL legends in the pantheon of the sport’s greatest.”