pantheon

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pan·the·on /ˈpænθiən $ -θiɑːn/ noun [countableC]

1 RRall the gods of a particular people or nation 〔某一民族或国家所信奉的〕诸神，众神

the Roman pantheon

罗马众神

2 literaryGROUP OF PEOPLE a group of famous and important people 〔一批〕名流，要人

pantheon of

a leading figure in the pantheon of 20th-century artists

20世纪艺术名流的领军人物

3. AARa religious building that is built in honour of all gods 万神殿，万神庙

Examples from the Corpus

pantheon• Louise had many alliances, a pantheon of friends.• A Celtic pantheon of gods whirled about my head, and I may have got them a bit mixed up here.• This goddess survived little changed into the classical pantheon.• How far the other goddesses in the Minoan pantheon were separate independent deities is very hard to tell.• a great album that guarantees her place in the pantheon of jazz singers• Andrews again in 1978, and Nicklaus won again, the townspeople decided that he had earned his place in the pantheon.• Given the hate-love appeal of the Cowboys, the audience could move into the pantheon of the 10 most-watched games.• What are the rules of admission to the pantheon?• Tech-Green had mourned his passing with hysterical fervour; no one had replaced him in their pantheon.

Pantheonn

nthe Pantheon a well-preserved building of ancient Rome which was a temple to the gods. It has a dome which is 43 metres across, and it was built by the Roman emperor Hadrian between AD 118 and 128.

Origin pantheon