Mausoleum Definition

môsə-lēəm, -zə-
mausolea, mausoleums
noun
The tomb of Mausolus, king of Caria, at Halicarnassus: included among the Seven Wonders of the World.
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A large, imposing tomb.
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A building with vaults for the entombment of a number of bodies.
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Noun

Singular:
mausoleum
Plural:
mausolea, mausoleums

Origin of Mausoleum

  • From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (mausōleĩon) from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος (mausōlos); named for Mausolus (Μαύσωλος or Μαύσσωλλος), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin Mausōlēum from Greek Mausōleion from Mausōlos , Mausolus (died c. 353 bc), Persian satrap of Caria whose tomb was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mausoleum Sentence Examples

  • It is a handsome mausoleum faced with blue and white glazed tiles, standing under the shade of some magnificent silver poplars.

  • A more memorable and clearly authentic monument of Theodoric is furnished by his tomb, a massive mausoleum which stands still perfect outside the walls near the north-east corner of the city.

  • His remains were brought to Sofia, where they received a public funeral, and were eventually deposited in a mausoleum erected in his memory.

  • Above, rises the mausoleum, also a square, with a great dome of white marble in the centre.

  • However, if one designs to construct a dwelling-house, it behooves him to exercise a little Yankee shrewdness, lest after all he find himself in a workhouse, a labyrinth without a clue, a museum, an almshouse, a prison, or a splendid mausoleum instead.

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