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pantheon

pant·heon

UK/ˈpænθiən/ US/ˈpænθiˌɑn/ uncommon

noun

1.

all the gods of a religion

2.

a monument commemorating a nation''s dead heroes

3.

(antiquity) a temple to all the gods

Origin

From Latin Pantheon, from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pántheion, “a temple of all gods”), neuter of πάνθειος (pántheios, “of or common to all gods”), from παν- (pan-, “all, everything”) + θεῖος (theîos, “of or for the gods”), from θεός (theós, “god”).

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