pantheon
English
editEtymology
editFrom Pantheon, c. 1300.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpantheon (plural pantheons or panthea)
- A temple dedicated to all the gods.
- (mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
- (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
edita temple dedicated to all the gods
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all the gods of a particular religion
a category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group
Further reading
edit- 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
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English pantheon).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpantheon
- pantheon (the gods of a religion as a group)
- pantheon (temple or monument)
Declension
editInflection of pantheon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
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