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pantheon [pænˈθiːən ˈpænθɪən] n 1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (esp in ancient Greece or Rome) a temple to all the gods 2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) all the gods collectively of a religion 3. a monument or building commemorating a nation's dead heroes [via Latin from Greek Pantheion, from pan- + -theios divine, from theos god] Pantheon [pænˈθiːən ˈpænθɪən] n (Placename) a circular temple in Rome dedicated to all the gods, built by Agrippa in 27 bc, rebuilt by Hadrian 120-24 ad, and used since 609 ad as a Christian church Pantheon the assemblage of all the gods; the deities of a people, collectively. Examples: pantheon of gods; of all religions, 1639.
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When the war began, there stood on Cote Joyeuse an imposing mansion of red brick, shaped like the Pantheon. Such an enterprise would seem almost as hopeful as for Lavater to have scrutinized the wrinkles on the Rock of Gibraltar, or for Gall to have mounted a ladder and manipulated the Dome of the Pantheon. we were Tristram and Yseult, we were all the great lovers in the Pantheon of love. |
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