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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pan·the·on \\ˈpan(t)-thē-ˌän, -ən\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English Panteon, a temple at Rome, from Latin Pantheon, from Greek pantheion temple of all the gods, from neuter of pantheios of all gods, from pan- + theos god DATE 14th century 1. a temple dedicated to all the gods 2. a building serving as the burial place of or containing memorials to the famous dead of a nation 3. the gods of a people; especially : the officially recognized gods 4. a group of illustrious or notable persons or things English Etymology pantheon c.1300, from Pantheon, temple for all the gods, built in Rome c.25 B.C.E. by Agrippa (since 609 C.E. made into the Christian church of Santa Maria Rotonda), from Gk. Pantheion (hieron) "(shrine) of all the gods," from pantheion, neut. of pantheios, from pan- "all" + theios "of or for the gods," from theos "god" (see Thea). Sense of any group of exalted persons is first found 1596. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 pantheon pan·theon / 5pAnWiEn; NAmE -WiB:n / noun1. (technical 术语) all the gods of a nation or people (一国或一个民族信仰的)众神,诸神: the ancient Egyptian pantheon 古埃及众神 2. (formal) a group of people who are famous within a particular area of activity (统称某一领域的)名人,名流 3. a temple (= religious building) built in honour of all the gods of a nation; a building in which famous dead people of a nation are buried or honoured 万神庙；先贤祠；伟人祠 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pan·the·on \ˈpan(t)thēˌän, ˈpaan-, -ēən sometimes panˈthēən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English Panteon, temple at Rome built by the Roman statesman Agrippa died 12 B.C. and rebuilt by the Roman emperor Hadrian died A.D.138, from Latin Pantheon, from Greek pantheion temple dedicated to all gods, from pan- + theion, neuter of theios of the gods, from theos god — more at the- 1. : a temple dedicated to all the gods 2. : a treatise on the pagan gods 3. : a building serving as the burial place of or containing memorials to the famous dead of a nation 4. a. : the gods of a people; especially : the gods officially recognized as major or state deities b. : the persons most highly esteemed by an individual or group < the place which a contemporary writer will occupy in the pantheon of letters — Anthony Powell > |
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