单词 | pantheonic |
释义 | pantheonicadj. Resembling or characteristic of a pantheon. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > temple > [adjective] > pantheon pantheonic1791 1791 J. Byng Diary 12 July in Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 391 Nothing here in the Cupolaish, Pantheontic..manner; but nobly Gothick. 1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. xiii. 223 These sacred figures..decorated this pantheonic portico. 1872 Galaxy Dec. 765 The whole soul of the new-born church was engaged in a wrestle with opulent, august, pantheonic idolatry. 1904 Amer. Hist. Rev. 9 771 He holds, what is obviously the right view, that originally each district had its own deity, who was supreme in his own domain—the pantheonic system was the result of political unification and moral and religious reflection. 1994 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 26 May 12/1 Adjusting her uncle's image into something more Pantheonic and less fun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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