Pan·the·on
[pan-thee-on, -uhn or, esp. British, pan-thee-uhn]
~ noun
DEFINITION: 1) A domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d. 2) (lowercase) A public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation. 3) (lowercase) The place of the heroes or idols of any group, individual, movement, party, etc., or the heroes or idols themselves: to earn a place in the pantheon of American literature. 4) (lowercase ) A temple dedicated to all the gods. 5) (lowercase) the gods of a particular mythology considered collectively.
SENTENCE: Of them all, Zeus is my favorite among the pantheon of gods.
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