pantheon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pantheon, c. 1300.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pantheon (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[edit]
a 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Internationalism (see English pantheon).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pantheon
- pantheon (the gods of a religion as a group)
- pantheon (temple or monument)
Declension[edit]
Inflection 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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