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- [pahn-tey-awn]
- /pɑ̃ teɪˈɔ̃/
- /ˈpæn.θi.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahn-tey-awn]
- /pɑ̃ teɪˈɔ̃/
Definitions of pantheon word
- noun pantheon 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. 1
- noun pantheon mythology: all gods 1
- noun pantheon Roman temple to all the gods 1
- noun pantheon admired or revered figures 1
- countable noun pantheon You can refer to a group of gods or a group of important people as a pantheon. 0
- noun pantheon (esp in ancient Greece or Rome) a temple to all the gods 0
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Origin of pantheon
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English panteon < Latin Panthēon < Greek Pántheion, noun use of neuter of pántheios of all gods, equivalent to pan- pan- + the(ós) god + -ios adj. suffix
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Parts of speech for Pantheon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pantheon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pantheon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pantheon
noun pantheon
- holy place — somewhere sacred
- house of prayer — house of God.
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