Pantheon
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.
(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.
(lowercase) a temple dedicated to all the gods.
(lowercase) the gods of a particular mythology considered collectively.
Origin of Pantheon
1Other words from Pantheon
- pan·the·on·ic, adjective
Other definitions for Panthéon (2 of 2)
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]. /frɑ̃ˈsɛ/.
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How to use Pantheon in a sentence
There are only two women interred at the Panthéon, and only one who got there on her own merits.
On the corner facing the square, and opposite the Luxembourg gate, is the Taverne du Panthéon.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithThey have put her in the hood, and the next instant they are rattling away to the Panthéon for supper.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithSo that we are completely ignorant, and always shall be, of how much the place du Panthéon is displaced in a day.
Crowds are said to flock daily to the Panthéon to witness this interesting experiment.
But neither this nor the Panthéon elucidation constitutes its sole application.
British Dictionary definitions for pantheon (1 of 2)
/ (pænˈθiːən, ˈpænθɪən) /
(esp in ancient Greece or Rome) a temple to all the gods
all the gods collectively of a religion
a monument or building commemorating a nation's dead heroes
Origin of pantheon
1British Dictionary definitions for Pantheon (2 of 2)
/ (pænˈθiːən, ˈpænθɪən) /
a circular temple in Rome dedicated to all the gods, built by Agrippa in 27 bc, rebuilt by Hadrian 120–24 ad, and used since 609 ad as a Christian church
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