pantheon
See also: Pantheon and panthéon
English
Etymology
From Pantheon, c. 1300.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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.
- 2012-09-08, Richard, “Williams”, in Sports - Olypics - Usain Bolt[The Guardian], page :
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- Usain Bolt seals his place in the pantheon with stunning fifth gold
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Translations
a temple dedicated to all the gods
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all the gods of a particular religion
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a category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group
Further reading
- pantheon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pantheon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Finnish
Noun
pantheon
- pantheon (the gods of a religion as a group)
- pantheon (temple or monument)
Declension
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | pantheonein | |
| abessive | pantheonitta | pantheoneitta | |
| comitative | — | pantheoneineen | |