pantheon

noun
🔊/ˈpænθiən/
🔊/ˈpænθiɑːn/
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  1. (specialist) all the gods of a nation or people(一国或一个民族信仰的)众神,诸神
    • the ancient Egyptian pantheon古埃及众神
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
  2. (formal) a group of people who are famous within a particular area of activity(统称某一领域的)名人,名流
    • She has won her place in the pantheon of popular culture.她赢得了大众文化万神殿的称号。
  3. a temple (= religious building) built in honour of all the gods of a nation; a building in which famous dead people of a nation are buried or honoured万神庙;先贤祠;伟人祠Topics Religion and festivalsc2
  4. Word Originlate Middle English (referring especially to the Pantheon, a large circular temple in Rome): via Latin from Greek pantheion, from pan ‘all’ + theion ‘holy’ (from theos ‘god’).