pantheon
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- noun
- /ˈpænθiən/
- Literature
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panteón
- Among the largest was the Pantheon of Communist Heroes that was dedicated at Kerepesi Cemetery in Budapest in 1959.
- place in the pantheon
Currently at the pantheon, the resting place where Louis Braille, founding father of Braille, the language for the blind is buried.
- Currently at the pantheon, the resting place where Louis Braille, founding father of Braille, the language for the blind is buried.
Examples
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Come and claim your place in the Pantheon.
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Cricket and then baseball linked the English together with a local pantheon of heroes.
Academic text (1994) -
Some, like Westminster Abbey and the Pantheon in Paris, are for geniuses.
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Angkor Wat, the Royal Pantheon, gleamed.
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Here was this unknown genius, who died in obscurity, and who now belongs, you know, in the pantheon of great cinema artists and innovators.
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Currently at the pantheon, the resting place where Louis Braille, founding father of Braille, the language for the blind is buried.
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The Pantheon in Rome is a stunning monument honoring the city's greatest heroes and artists.
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Visitors flock to the Pantheon, a majestic building that commemorates Italy's most celebrated figures.
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On special occasions, ceremonies are held at the Pantheon to honor the nation's beloved historical figures.
Synonyms
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A structure like a statue that reminds people of an important person or event
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A large structure that honours a famous person or important event
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A place or building that a national government protects because it is important in history and people can visit
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A monument that honours people whose bodies are not there
How Grand
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pantheon later grew a new meaning: because the original building honored many gods, people used pantheon for a place or group that honors a nation's most famous people or heroes.