PANTHEON


Meaning of PANTHEON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpan(t)-thē-ˌän, -ən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English Panteon, a temple at Rome, from Latin Pantheon, from Greek pantheion temple of all the gods, from neuter of pantheios of all gods, from pan- + theos god

Date: 14th century

1. : a temple dedicated to all the gods

2. : a building serving as the burial place of or containing memorials to the famous dead of a nation

3. : the gods of a people ; especially : the officially recognized gods

4. : a group of illustrious or notable persons or things

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.