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# pantheon

noun (a pantheon, pantheons); the Pantheon (a name)

«pantheon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. All the gods of a people or religion, taken together: the Greek pantheon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantheon/#m1)
2. A group of the most famous or important people in an area: the pantheon of great footballers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantheon/#m2)
3. The Pantheon: a famous ancient temple in Rome with a huge dome, and a building in Paris where famous French people are buried (a name). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantheon/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history and religious education lessons on Greek, Roman, Norse and Egyptian myths: the pantheon is the full set of gods, such as Zeus, Hera and Athena. In everyday talk, sports fans say a player has joined the «pantheon» of greats.

### Examples

- Zeus was the king of the Greek pantheon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantheon/#x1)
- The Norse pantheon includes Odin, Thor and Loki. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantheon/#x2)
- The Pantheon in Rome has a hole in the top of its dome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantheon/#x3)
- She has joined the pantheon of great tennis players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantheon/#x4)
- We made a family tree of the Egyptian pantheon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantheon/#x5)
- Many famous French writers are buried in the Panthéon in Paris. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantheon/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Pronounced «PAN-thee-on». From Greek «pan» (all) and «theos» (god). Capital P for the buildings. Christianity, Judaism and Islam believe in one God, so they do not have a pantheon.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pantheon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantheon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pantheon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pantheon.html) on Mova free.