mausoleum
a stately and magnificent tomb.
a burial place for the bodies or remains of many individuals, often of a single family, usually in the form of a small building.
a large, gloomy, depressing building, room, or the like.
(initial capital letter) the tomb erected at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor in 350? b.c.
Origin of mausoleum
1Other words from mausoleum
- mau·so·le·an, adjective
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How to use mausoleum in a sentence
Many residents have raised whole families in the crowded mausoleums of North Cemetery, and some of them grew up there themselves.
Discovering Underground Labyrinths, Remote Cities, and More of the World’s Lost Places | Nina Strochlic | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFour other mausoleums attracted our attention and we learned that one of them is celebrated throughout India.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna BlavatskyMausoleums reared with many hands, inscriptionless monuments, tombs without epitaphs!
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes | Sylvia SunshineAnd the echo answered with dull, mocking cries, from the smooth walls of the mausoleums, from the invisible end of the colonnades.
Woman Triumphant | Vicente Blasco IbaezLatin might be all very well for inscriptions on mausoleums, but it was not suited for the ears of beauty and the bowers of love.
The women, bathed in tears, come to throw themselves around these mausoleums.
Perils and Captivity | Charlotte-Adlade [ne Picard] Dard
British Dictionary definitions for mausoleum
/ (ˌmɔːsəˈlɪəm) /
a large stately tomb
Origin of mausoleum
1Derived forms of mausoleum
- mausolean, adjective
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Cultural definitions for mausoleum
[ (maw-suh-lee-uhm, maw-zuh-lee-uhm) ]
A tomb, or a building containing tombs. Mausoleums are often richly decorated. The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum.
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