Meaning of pantheon in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈpænθiˌɑn/

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  1. Noun

    pantheon

    Etymology

    late Middle English (referring especially to the Pantheon, a large circular temple in Rome): via Latin from Greek pantheion, from pan‘all’ + theion‘holy’ (from theos‘god’)

    Definitions

    1. all the gods of a religion
  2. 2. a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes
  3. 3. (antiquity) a temple to all the gods

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