pantheon

名词 n.
/ˈpænθiən/    /ˈpænθiˌɑn/|/ˈpænθiən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A temple dedicated to all the gods.
  2. All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
    — Every act of a Roman, from birth to death, from dawn to night, was controlled and supervised by some presiding deity. Man was thus virtually a symbolic puppet in the hands of the Roman pantheon.
  3. A category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group. broadly
    — Usain Bolt seals his place in the pantheon with stunning fifth gold

词形变化

pantheons plural panthea plural,rare

词汇关系

词源

From Pantheon (“a Roman temple to the gods later used as a church”), c. 1300.
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