pantheon
Definitions
All the gods of a particular religion considered together.
（某宗教的）众神
A temple dedicated to all the gods, especially the one in Rome.
万神殿（尤指罗马的万神庙）
The most respected or celebrated figures in a field.
（某领域的）名人堂，杰出人物群
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpan- (all) + theos (god) = "all the gods." It first named the whole collection of a religion's deities, then the temple built to honor every one of them at once (the famous domed Pantheon in Rome). From there it became a metaphor: a field's pantheon is its set of all-time greats — the people we've practically elevated to gods.
Root theo still carries 8 more wordsWhy It Means This
The journey from building to metaphor is what makes pantheon interesting. The Roman Pantheon physically gathered all the gods under one roof. English borrowed that "all the gods together" sense, then extended it: when we say a musician belongs in the pantheon of jazz greats, we're imagining a hall of honor where the immortals of a field are enshrined like gods.
Common Collocations
- 1.the Greek pantheon希腊众神
- 2.pantheon of gods众神
- 3.pantheon of greats杰出人物的殿堂
- 4.enter the pantheon跻身名人堂
Example Sentences
- 1.
Zeus was the chief god in the Greek pantheon.
- 2.
Tourists in Rome line up to see the ancient Pantheon.
- 3.
She now ranks in the pantheon of great tennis champions.