pantheon
noun [C usually singular] /ˈpæn.θi.ən/
/-ɑːn/ formalDefinition
› a small group of people who are the most famous, important, and admired in their particular area of activity: Don't you agree that Malcolm X definitely has a place in the pantheon of black civil rights heroes?Heroes and cowards
(Definition of pantheon noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a big/great girl's blouse idiom
- adventurer noun
- baby noun
- candy-ass noun
- chicken noun (PERSON)
- coward noun
- cur noun (PERSON)
- daredevil noun
- fainthearted noun
- fallen idol noun
- hero noun (PERSON)
- heroine noun
- idol noun
- knight errant noun
- marshmallow noun (COWARD)
- scaredy-cat noun
- sissy noun
- sook noun
- superhero noun
- wimp noun
Topic:
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