pantheon

See also: Pantheon and panthéon

English

Etymology

From Pantheon, c. 1300.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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^[1]:

     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^[2]:

     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.

Translations

a temple dedicated to all the gods

• Arabic: بَانْثِيُون m (bānṯiyūn)

  Hijazi Arabic: بانثيون m (bānṯiyōn, pānṯiyōn)

• Catalan: panteó (ca) m
• Finnish: pantheon
• French: panthéon (fr) m
• German: Pantheon (de) n
• Greek: πάνθεον (el) n (pántheon), πάνθεο (el) n (pántheo)
• Lithuanian: panteonas (lt) m
• Norwegian: panteon n

  Nynorsk: panteon n

• Persian: پانتئون (fa) (pânte'on)
• Polish: panteon (pl) m
• Portuguese: panteão (pt) m
• Romanian: panteon (ro) n
• Russian: пантео́н (ru) m (pantɛón)
• Slovene: panteon (sl) m
• Spanish: panteón (es) m
• Swedish: panteon (sv)

all the gods of a particular religion

• Greek: πάνθεο (el) n (pántheo), πάνθεον (el) n (pántheon)
• Polish: panteon (pl) m
• Portuguese: panteão (pt) m
• Spanish: panteón (es) m

a category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group

• Greek: πάνθεο (el) n (pántheo), πάνθεον (el) n (pántheon)
• Polish: panteon (pl) m

Further reading

• 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.

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English pantheon).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pantheon

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

Declension

Inflection of pantheon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		pantheon	pantheonit
genitive		pantheonin	pantheonien
partitive		pantheonia	pantheoneja
illative		pantheoniin	pantheoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pantheon	pantheonit
accusative	nom.	pantheon	pantheonit
	gen.	pantheonin
genitive		pantheonin	pantheonien
partitive		pantheonia	pantheoneja
inessive		pantheonissa	pantheoneissa
elative		pantheonista	pantheoneista
illative		pantheoniin	pantheoneihin
adessive		pantheonilla	pantheoneilla
ablative		pantheonilta	pantheoneilta
allative		pantheonille	pantheoneille
essive		pantheonina	pantheoneina
translative		pantheoniksi	pantheoneiksi
abessive		pantheonitta	pantheoneitta
instructive		—	pantheonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pantheon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pantheonini pantheonini accusative nom. pantheonini pantheonini gen. pantheonini genitive pantheonini pantheonieni partitive pantheoniani pantheonejani inessive pantheonissani pantheoneissani elative pantheonistani pantheoneistani illative pantheoniini pantheoneihini adessive pantheonillani pantheoneillani ablative pantheoniltani pantheoneiltani allative pantheonilleni pantheoneilleni essive pantheoninani pantheoneinani translative pantheonikseni pantheoneikseni abessive pantheonittani pantheoneittani instructive — — comitative — pantheoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pantheonisi pantheonisi accusative nom. pantheonisi pantheonisi gen. pantheonisi genitive pantheonisi pantheoniesi partitive pantheoniasi pantheonejasi inessive pantheonissasi pantheoneissasi elative pantheonistasi pantheoneistasi illative pantheoniisi pantheoneihisi adessive pantheonillasi pantheoneillasi ablative pantheoniltasi pantheoneiltasi allative pantheonillesi pantheoneillesi essive pantheoninasi pantheoneinasi translative pantheoniksesi pantheoneiksesi abessive pantheonittasi pantheoneittasi instructive — — comitative — pantheoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pantheonimme pantheonimme accusative nom. pantheonimme pantheonimme gen. pantheonimme genitive pantheonimme pantheoniemme partitive pantheoniamme pantheonejamme inessive pantheonissamme pantheoneissamme elative pantheonistamme pantheoneistamme illative pantheoniimme pantheoneihimme adessive pantheonillamme pantheoneillamme ablative pantheoniltamme pantheoneiltamme allative pantheonillemme pantheoneillemme essive pantheoninamme pantheoneinamme translative pantheoniksemme pantheoneiksemme abessive pantheonittamme pantheoneittamme instructive — — comitative — pantheoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pantheoninne pantheoninne accusative nom. pantheoninne pantheoninne gen. pantheoninne genitive pantheoninne pantheonienne partitive pantheonianne pantheonejanne inessive pantheonissanne pantheoneissanne elative pantheonistanne pantheoneistanne illative pantheoniinne pantheoneihinne adessive pantheonillanne pantheoneillanne ablative pantheoniltanne pantheoneiltanne allative pantheonillenne pantheoneillenne essive pantheoninanne pantheoneinanne translative pantheoniksenne pantheoneiksenne abessive pantheonittanne pantheoneittanne instructive — — comitative — pantheoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pantheoninsa pantheoninsa accusative nom. pantheoninsa pantheoninsa gen. pantheoninsa genitive pantheoninsa pantheoniensa partitive pantheoniaan pantheoniansa pantheonejaan pantheonejansa inessive pantheonissaan pantheonissansa pantheoneissaan pantheoneissansa elative pantheonistaan pantheonistansa pantheoneistaan pantheoneistansa illative pantheoniinsa pantheoneihinsa adessive pantheonillaan pantheonillansa pantheoneillaan pantheoneillansa ablative pantheoniltaan pantheoniltansa pantheoneiltaan pantheoneiltansa allative pantheonilleen pantheonillensa pantheoneilleen pantheoneillensa essive pantheoninaan pantheoninansa pantheoneinaan pantheoneinansa translative pantheonikseen pantheoniksensa pantheoneikseen pantheoneiksensa abessive pantheonittaan pantheonittansa pantheoneittaan pantheoneittansa instructive — — comitative — pantheoneineen pantheoneinensa