Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the main temple of the goddess Athena;
built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.;
example of Doric architecture;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Parthenon
n 1: the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the
acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of
Doric architecture