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pantheon

noun [C usually singular]
 
 
/ˈpæn.θi.ən/ US  /-ɑːn/ formal

Definition

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
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