What does pantheon mean?
Word: Pantheon
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Pantheon means all the gods of a particular religion or people. It also means a group of the most famous or important people in a field.
Word origin: From two Greek words meaning all and divine.
How do you spell pantheon?
Syllables: pan - the - on
Tricky part: The e after the th is the trap: students write panthion, mixing it up with an i.
Watch out for: panthion, panthyon
Memory tip: Find the little word the in the middle, as in all the greats: pan-THE-on.
Pantheon in a sentence
Example 1: Our history class drew a chart of the ancient Egyptian pantheon for the school fair.
Example 2: Sachin Tendulkar has a secure place in the pantheon of cricket legends.
Example 3: The museum's new gallery shows the pantheon of ancient Greece through statues and vases.
Fun Fact
The Pantheon in Rome, a building finished nearly 1,900 years ago, still has the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. immortel 2. legand 3. pantheon 4. monumint
a) the greatest names in a field, taken together
b) an old story that may or may not be true
c) a statue or building put up to remember a person or event
d) living for ever
Show answer
a) the greatest names in a field, taken together. Monument has an e before its nt, legend has an e before its nd and immortal ends in tal, which leaves pantheon.
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
p_nthe_n
a) u, o
b) a, u
c) a, o
d) e, o
Show answer
c) a, o. Pan, meaning all, comes first, and the word closes with on.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
Only a handful of writers have earned a place in the hepntnoa of world literature.
a) panther
b) pantheon
c) phantom
d) platoon
Show answer
b) pantheon. Panther lacks the o and second n, phantom needs an m and platoon an l.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word pantheon as used in the sentence:
After her third world title, the young archer earned a place in the pantheon of world sport.
a) waiting list
b) school choir
c) back row
d) hall of fame
Show answer
d) hall of fame. Being counted with the finest athletes of all time is a place in their hall of fame.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A band that enters the pantheon of rock music is ____.
a) breaking up next year
b) among the very greatest
c) unknown outside its town
d) playing its first concert
Show answer
b) among the very greatest
2. Which of these belongs in the pantheon of great scientists?
a) a new member of the science club
b) Isaac Newton
c) the winner of a school quiz
d) a visitor to a science fair
Show answer
b) Isaac Newton
