pantheon
/ˈpænθiˌɑn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Usain Bolt seals his place in the pantheon with stunning fifth gold"
- "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."
- "One side depicts Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, and the hero Herakles on Mount Olympus; the reverse shows members of the Olympian pantheon, including Zeus, Athena, and Nike."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Pantheon, Πάνθειον
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpænθiˌɑn/
- British English: /ˈpænθiən/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Places.