pantheon

From Pantheon, c. 1300.

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pantheon (plural pantheons or panthea)

1. A temple dedicated to all the gods.
2. (mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
3. (by extension) A category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group.
   • 2012 September 8, Richard Williams, “Sports - Olypics - Usain Bolt”, in The Guardian‎:

     Usain Bolt seals his place in the pantheon with stunning fifth gold

   • 2024 February 12, Ben Morse and Steve Almasy, “Kansas City Chiefs defeat San Francisco 49ers in OT in Super Bowl LVIII, become first back-to-back NFL champions in 19 years”, in CNN.com‎:

     Mahomes, Kelce, head coach Andy Reid and other key contributors to the Chiefs’ recent run can now put themselves alongside NFL legends in the pantheon of the sport’s greatest.

• pantheon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “pantheon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “pantheon”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Internationalism (see English pantheon).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑnt(ː)eon/, [ˈpɑ̝n̪t̪(ː)e̞o̞n]

pantheon

1. pantheon (the gods of a religion as a group)
2. pantheon (temple or monument)