All 3 Uses of
pantheon
in
Washington Square, by Henry James
- "I should enjoy seeing the works of Raphael and the ruins—the ruins of the Pantheon," she said to Mrs. Almond; "but, on the other hand, I shall not be sorry to be alone and at peace for the next few months in Washington Square.†
Chpt 23
- "If Lavinia had not been so foolish, she might visit the ruins of the Pantheon," she said to herself; and she continued to regret her sister's folly, even though the latter assured her that she had often heard the relics in question most satisfactorily described by Mr. Penniman.†
Chpt 23
- And she added, in a softer key, that it must be delightful to think of those who love us among the ruins of the Pantheon.†
Chpt 23 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(pantheon as in: pantheon of great writers) a list of the most important of something -- such as great writers
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, pantheon can refer to a list of all the gods of a religion. It can also refer to a building dedicated to those gods, or to a nation's heroes.
As a proper noun, Pantheon typically refers to an ancient Roman temple dedicated to all the Roman gods.