name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpænθiən/
General-American:păn′thē-ŏn′
General-American:-ən
General-American:/ˈpænθiˌɑn/
General-American:/ˈpænθiən/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
The circular Roman temple dedicated to all the gods in 27 BCE in Rome, rebuilt c. 125 CE and later consecrated as a church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A temple dedicated to all the gods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: pantheum
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From Latin Pantheon, from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pántheion, “a temple of all gods”), neuter of πάνθειος (pántheios, “of or common to all gods”), from παν- (pan-, “all, everything”) + θεῖος (theîos, “of or for the gods”), from θεός (theós, “god”).
From Pantheon (“a Roman temple to the gods later used as a church”), c. 1300.
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