'Parthenon' definitions:
Definition of 'Parthenon'
(from WordNet)
noun
The main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture
Definition of 'Parthenon'
From: GCIDE
- Parthenon \Par"the*non\ (p[aum]r"th[-e]*n[o^]n), prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. Parqenw`n, fr.parqe`nos a virgin, i. e., Athena, the Greek goddess called also Pallas.] A celebrated marble temple of Athena, on the Acropolis at Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an important influence on art. [1913 Webster]