Pantheon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
  2. a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation.
  3. the place of the heroes or idols of any group, individual, movement, party, etc., or the heroes or idols themselves: to earn a place in the pantheon of American literature.
  4. a temple dedicated to all the gods.
  5. the gods of a particular mythology considered collectively.
noun
  1. a national monument in Paris, France, used as a sepulcher for eminent French persons, begun in 1764 by Soufflot as the church of Ste. Geneviève and secularized in 1885.
noun
  1. (esp in ancient Greece or Rome) a temple to all the gods
  2. all the gods collectively of a religion
  3. a monument or building commemorating a nation's dead heroes
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  1. a circular temple in Rome dedicated to all the gods, built by Agrippa in 27 bc, rebuilt by Hadrian 120–24 ad, and used since 609 ad as a Christian church
Pantheon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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