See also: pantheon and panthéon

English

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View from the entrance in the 2nd c. (hypothetical reconstruction, 19th c.)
 
The Pantheon in Rome today.

Etymology

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From Latin Pantheon, from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pántheion, a temple of all gods), neuter of πάνθειος (pántheios, of or common to all gods), from πᾶν (pân, all, everything) +‎ θείος (theíos, of or for the gods), from θεός (theós, god).

Proper noun

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the Pantheon

  1. The circular Roman temple dedicated to all the gods in 27 BCE in Rome, rebuilt c. 125 CE and later consecrated as a church.

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Further reading

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German

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pántheion, a temple of all gods).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpanteɔn/
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Noun

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Pantheon n (strong, genitive Pantheons, plural Pantheons)

  1. pantheon

Declension

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pántheion).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Panthē̆on n sg (genitive Panthē̆ī); second declension

  1. Pantheon

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type), singular only.

singular
nominative Panthē̆on
genitive Panthē̆ī
dative Panthē̆ō
accusative Panthē̆on
ablative Panthē̆ō
vocative Panthē̆on

Descendants

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References

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  • Pantheon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Pantheon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.