Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - pantheon

 noun  Etymology: Middle English Panteon, a temple at Rome, from Latin Pantheon, from Greek pantheion temple of all the gods, from neuter of pantheios of all gods, from pan- + theos god  Date: 14th century  1. a temple dedicated to all the gods  2. a building serving as the burial place of or containing memorials to the famous dead of a nation  3. the gods of a people; especially the officially recognized gods  4. a group of illustrious or notable persons or things