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pantheon

/pan-thee-on, -uhn or, especially British, pan-thee-uhn/US // ˈpæn θiˌɒn, -ən or, especially British, pænˈθi ən //UK // (pænˈθiːən, ˈpænθɪən) //

万神殿,神殿,泛神论,万神庙

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
    • : a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation.
    • : 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.
    • : a temple dedicated to all the gods.
    • : the gods of a particular mythology considered collectively.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Sarah Fruy, Director of Brand and Digital experience, leads the strategy and goals for Pantheon’s website and branded content.

  • William Henry Cosby occupies a permanent place in the American pantheon.

  • Biological variation was celebrated in the pantheon of the gods.

  • Carrara marble has been quarried as far back as Roman times and was used by emperors for massive monuments like the Rome Pantheon.

  • But this exalted place in the bar pantheon was not easily won.

  • The pantheon of Sediuk pranks ranges from sneakily clever to blatantly rude.

  • When the war began, there stood on Cote Joyeuse an imposing mansion of red brick, shaped like the Pantheon.

  • We must not, however, infer that there was a large Egyptian element in the Canaanitish Pantheon.

  • These were the twelve Olympian divinities, or greater gods; but they represent only a small part of the Grecian Pantheon.

  • Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.

  • As Tezcatlipoca and under various other titles he ever after ranked among the highest in the pantheon of Nahua divinities.