Coined by [[John Milton]] in ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' as ''Pandæmonium'', from Greek ''πᾶν'' (“all”) + Latin ''daemonium'' (“evil spirit, demon”), from Greek ''δαιμόνιον'' (“deity”).
===Etymology===
==Pronunciation==
{{coin|en|John Milton}} in ''{{w|Paradise Lost}}'' as {{m|en|Pandæmonium}}, from {{der|en|grc|πᾶν||all}} (equivalent to {{af|en|pan-}}) + {{der|en|la-lat|daemonium||evil spirit, demon}}, from {{der|en|grc|δαιμόνιον||deity}}.
* RP: /ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm/
* General American: /ˌpændəˈmoʊni.əm/
* Rhymes with: -oʊniəm
===Pronunciation===
==Noun==
* {{IPA|en|/ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm/|a=RP}}
'''pandemonium''' (plural: ''pandemonia'')
* {{IPA|en|/ˌpændəˈmoʊni.əm/|a=GA}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-pandemonium.ogg|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|en-au-pandemonium.ogg|a=AU}}
* {{rhymes|en|əʊniəm|s=5}}
===Noun===
# A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually involving a crowd and often violent.
{{en-noun|~|s|pandemonia}}
#: Synonyms: [[chaos]], [[bedlam]]
#: ''“Whatever all this pandemonium means, I suppose the police station will help us.”'' — G. K. Chesterton
#: ''“Whenever you have violent pandemonium, there's the overwhelming possibility for panic and tragedy.”'' — The Boston Globe, October 22, 2004
# A [[loud]], [[wild]], [[tumultuous]] [[protest]], [[disorder]], or [[chaotic]] situation, usually of a crowd, often [[violent]].
# An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
#: {{syn|en|chaos|bedlam}}
#: Synonyms: [[outburst]], [[uproar]]
#* {{RQ:Chesterton Thursday|page=259|passage=Whatever all this '''pandemonium''' means, I suppose the police station will help us.}}
#: ''“Cue pandemonium in the stands.”'' — The Guardian, March 14, 2017
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=October 22 2004|journal=w:The Boston Globe
|passage=Whenever you have violent '''pandemonium''', there's the overwhelming possibility for panic and tragedy.}}
# An [[outburst]]; [[loud]], [[riotous]] [[uproar]], especially of a crowd.
#: {{syn|en|outburst|uproar}}
#* {{RQ:Guardian|date=Mar 14 2017|author=Stuart James|title=Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405221657/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/14/leicester-city-sevilla-champions-league-match-report|passage=Riyad Mahrez flighted the free-kick that followed to the far post and Morgan, with not much finesse but plenty of desire, bundled the ball over the line. Cue '''pandemonium''' in the stands.}}
# {{cln|en|collective nouns}} {{lb|en|collective}} A {{l|en|group}} of {{l|en|parrot}}s
In Milton’s ''Paradise Lost'', Pandæmonium is the capital of Hell.
{{trans-top|chaos; tumultuous protest or disorder}}
John Martin’s 1841 painting ''Pandemonium'' visually interprets this infernal city, depicting Satan overseeing its construction amid a vast apocalyptic landscape.
# {{lb|sv|figuratively}} A place where evil demons gather.
#* {{quote-book|1=sv|year=1846|author={{w|Johan Nybom|lang=sv}}|title=Samlade dikter III|page=32|pageurl=https://litteraturbanken.se/f%C3%B6rfattare/NybomJ/titlar/SamladeDikter3/sida/30/faksimil|text=Det gamla Roma var<br>Nu hela kristenhetens rika prestgäll,<br>Ett '''pandämonium''' som förr, der lasten,<br>I påfvemantel och i munkekåpor,<br>Uppvaktade — o, hvilket skändligt hån!|t=The old Rome were<br>Now the rich clergy of all Christendom,<br>A '''pandemonium''' as of old, where vice,<br>In pope's robes and in monk's hoods,<br>Courted — Oh, what a shameful mockery!}}
#* {{quote-book|1=sv|date=17 November 1839|year_published=1926|author=w:Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom|editor={{w|Carl Santesson|lang=sv}}|title=P. D. A. Atterboms och B. v. Beskows brevväxling. I. 1822–1840|pages=338–339|pageurl=https://litteraturbanken.se/f%C3%B6rfattare/AtterbomPDA/titlar/AtterbomBeskowBrevI/sida/339/faksimil|text=Upsala har verkligen nu blifvit ett litet artigt helvete, eller '''pandæmonium''' - Tack vare vännen Geijer, som med sitt Litteraturblad öppnade Pandoras-asken för allt detta djefleri!|t=Uppsala has really now become a little polite hell, or '''pandæmonium''' - Thanks to the friend Geijer, who with his Literature magazine opened Pandora's box for all this devilry!}}
# A {{l|en|pandemonium}}.
#* {{quote-journal|1=sv|date=4 June 2009|journal=w:Dagens Nyheter|title=Ett skepp kommer lastat med galna rockstjärnor|trans-title=I spy crazy rock stars|titleurl=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/pa-stan/ett-skepp-kommer-lastat-med-galna-rockstjarnor/|text=Israeliska garagerockarna Monotonix har sedan 2005 orsakat '''pandemonium''' genom att vägra spela på scen och sätta eld på sig själva och sina instrument.|t=Israeli garage rockers Monotonix have been causing '''pandemonium''' since 2005 by refusing to play on stage and setting themselves and their instruments on fire.}}
Coined by John Milton in Paradise Lost as Pandæmonium, from Greek πᾶν (“all”) + Latin daemonium (“evil spirit, demon”), from Greek δαιμόνιον (“deity”).
In Milton’s Paradise Lost, Pandæmonium is the capital of Hell.
John Martin’s 1841 painting Pandemonium visually interprets this infernal city, depicting Satan overseeing its construction amid a vast apocalyptic landscape.
