panthēon

  • 31pantheon — pan|the|on [ˈpænθiən US θia:n] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: Greek, temple of all the gods , from pan ( PAN ) + theos god ] 1.) all the gods of a particular people or nation ▪ the Roman pantheon 2.) literary a group of famous and important …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32pantheon — [[t]pæ̱nθiɒn[/t]] pantheons N COUNT: oft N of n You can refer to a group of gods or a group of important people as a pantheon. [WRITTEN] ...the birthplace of Krishna, another god of the Hindu pantheon. ...the Communist Party s pantheon of Marx,… …

    English dictionary

  • 33PANTHÉON — n. m. Nom tiré du grec, par lequel les Romains désignaient les Temples consacrés à tous les dieux à la fois. Le panthéon le plus célèbre est celui de Rome, bâti par Agrippa, et qui subsiste encore. On appelle ainsi, par allusion, un Monument… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 34pantheon — noun (C) 1 all the gods of a particular people or nation: the Roman pantheon 2 literary a group of famous and important people: a leading figure in the pantheon of 20th century designers 3 a temple built in honour of all gods …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35pantheon — UK [ˈpænθɪən] / US [ˈpænθɪˌɑn] noun [countable] Word forms pantheon : singular pantheon plural pantheons 1) mainly literary all the famous people connected with a particular activity, for example a sport or the film industry 2) all of the gods… …

    English dictionary

  • 36pantheon — pan•the•on [[t]ˈpæn θiˌɒn, ən[/t]] or, esp. Brit., [[t]pænˈθi ən[/t]] n. 1) archit. a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation 2) the realm of the heroes or idols of any group, movement, etc.: a place in… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37pantheon — 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… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38pantheon — {{hw}}{{pantheon}}{{/hw}}o panteon s. m. 1 Tempio dedicato a tutte le divinità: il Pantheon di Roma. 2 (est.) Tempio dove sono sepolti gli uomini illustri di una nazione …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 39Pantheon — Pan|the|on das; s, s <aus gr. pánthe(i)on (hierón), zu pãn »ganz, all« u. theĩos »göttlich«, Bed. 2 über gleichbed. fr. panthéon>: 1. antiker Tempel (bes. in Rom) für alle Götter. 2. Ehrentempel (z. B. in Paris). 3. Gesamtheit der Götter… …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 40panthéon — ensemble de personnes qui se sont illustrées dans un domaine ♦ Panthéon temple de Rome qui était dédié aux sept divinités planétaires …

    Dictionnaire des éponymes