ˈpan(t)thēˌän, ˈpaan-, -ēən sometimes panˈthēən noun
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Etymology: Middle English Panteon, temple at Rome built by the Roman statesman Agrippa died 12 B.C. and rebuilt by the Roman emperor Hadrian died A.D.138, from Latin Pantheon, from Greek pantheion temple dedicated to all gods, from pan- + theion, neuter of theios of the gods, from theos god — more at the-
1. : a temple dedicated to all the gods
2. : a treatise on the pagan gods
3. : a building serving as the burial place of or containing memorials to the famous dead of a nation
4.
a. : the gods of a people ; especially : the gods officially recognized as major or state deities
b. : the persons most highly esteemed by an individual or group
the place which a contemporary writer will occupy in the pantheon of letters — Anthony Powell