What does Mausoleum mean?

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

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mausoleumnoun

    a large burial chamber, usually above ground

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

Wikipedia

  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.

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  1. mausoleum

    A mausoleum is a building, usually large and stately, that houses one or more tombs or graves. It is designed to commemorate and honor the deceased, and is often used for interment of individuals or families of high social or economic status. Mausoleums can be standalone structures or part of larger complexes like cemeteries and are typically constructed from durable materials like stone, marble, or concrete.

Webster Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  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 Dictionary

  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 Origins

  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. 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

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    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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