pantheon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 External links

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

First coined 1300, from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pantheion), “‘a temple of all gods’”), neuter of πανθείος (pantheios), “‘of or common to all gods’”) < πᾶν (pān), “‘all, everything’”), neuter of πᾶς (pās), “‘all, the whole’”) + θείος (theios), “‘of or for the gods’”) < θεός (theos), “‘god’”)

[edit] Noun

pantheon (plural pantheons or panthea)

1. a temple dedicated to all the gods
2. all the gods of a particular people or religion, considered as a group
3. a category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group

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[edit] External links

• pantheon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• pantheon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911