pantheon

Definitions


[ˈpanθɪən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a group of particularly respected, famous, or important people
(e.g: the pantheon of the all-time greats)

- all the gods of a people or religion collectively
(e.g: the deities of the Hindu pantheon)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English pantheon (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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