Definitions for Mausoleum
ˌmɔ səˈli əm, -zə-; -ˈli əmau·soleum

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mausoleumnoun

   a large burial chamber, usually above ground

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mausoleumnoun

   A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.

2. mausoleumnoun

   A gloomy, usually large room or building.

3. Etymology: From mausoleum, from mausoleum, from Μαυσωλεῖον from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος; named for Mausolus (Μαύσωλος or Μαύσσωλλος), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MAUSOLEUMnoun

   A pompous funeral monument.

   Etymology: Latin; mausolée, French. A name which was first given to a stately monument erected by his queen Artimesia to her husband Mausolus, king of Caria.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mausoleum

   A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mausoleumnoun

   a magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument

2. Etymology: [L. mausoleum, Gr. , fr. Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument, one of the wonders of the ancient world.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mausoleum

   A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum. A Christian mausoleum sometimes includes a chapel.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mausoleum

   maw-so-lē′um, n. a magnificent tomb or monument.—adj. Mausolē′an, pertaining to a mausoleum: monumental. [L.,—Gr., Mausōleion, from Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom his widow, Artemisia, erected a splendid tomb about 350 B.C.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mausoleum

   After the magnificent sepulchral monument erected by his widow, Artemisia, to Mausolus, King of Caria, at Halicarnassus, 353 B.C.

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1. • Burial Chamber

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mausoleum in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mausoleum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Mausoleum in a Sentence

1. Robert Gurval:

   Even if untouched by human hands, earthquakes and seawater would have buried or submerged it, her palace is certainly under water. Maybe her mausoleum, too.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Mausoleum
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mausoleum
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Mausoleum
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mausoleum
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Mausoleum
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Mausoleum
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Mausoleum