n or, especially Brit., pan-thee-uh
n]
| 1. | a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d. 609. |
| 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. |
