See also: Pantheon and panthéon

English

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Etymology

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From Pantheon, c. 1300.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pantheon (plural pantheons or panthea)

  1. (religion) 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.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English pantheon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑnt(ː)eon/, [ˈpɑ̝n̪t̪(ː)e̞o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnteon

Noun

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pantheon

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

Declension

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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)