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Mausoleum Definition

Mau·so·leum (mô′sə lēəm, mä′-; -zə-)

noun pl. -·le·ums

  1. the tomb of Mausolus, king of Caria, at Halicarnassus: included among the seven wonders of the ancient world
  2. a large, imposing tomb: humorously applied to any large, somber building or room
  3. a building with vaults for the entombment of a number of bodies

Etymology: L < Gr Mausōleion

Mausoleum Related Forms

mau′·so·lean (--ən) adjective

mausoleum Synonyms

mausoleum

n.

Mausoleum Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • build: The churchyard contains an elegant classical mausoleum built in 1775 for members of the Bradshaw family.
  • visit: Visited the mausoleum of Chiang Kai-shek where we were entertained by the elaborate changing of the guard ceremony.
  • become: The Abbey was to become the mausoleum of the early Celtic Kings of Scotland who wished to be buried near to St. Columba.
  • erect: Martin Sheets wanted to make sure be would not be buried alive so he erected a large mausoleum in Highland Lawn Cemetery.
  • contain: The churchyard contains an elegant classical mausoleum built in 1775 for members of the Bradshaw family.
  • have: His descendants at Great Saxham have a mausoleum in the church there.

Preposition: in

  • capital: Three lie in mausoleums in the capitals of nations they created: Lenin, Mao, Ho.
  • church: His descendants at Great Saxham have a mausoleum in the church there.
  • ground: Lady Dedlock is buried in a mausoleum in the grounds and the manner and circumstances of her death are kept secret.

Adjective modifier

  • royal: The first was to visit the former royal Muslim cemetery at Junagadh and the royal mausoleum.
  • large: Martin Sheets wanted to make sure be would not be buried alive so he erected a large mausoleum in Highland Lawn Cemetery.
  • impressive: There are many impressive mausoleum and memorials in a wide variety of styles.
  • circular: On the east side of the circular mausoleum another apsidal wall of chalk and flint was reported in 1893.
  • small: An hour or so later I discovered his footprints in some mud outside a small marble mausoleum.
  • Gothic: Another charming ( and more accessible ) Gothic mausoleum is that of Sophie Beard ( Plot 120 - illustrated right ).

Noun used with modifier

  • marble: This amazing 17th century marble mausoleum was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his second wife, who died during childbirth.
  • family: Boswell is buried in the family mausoleum next to church.
  • century: The present churchyard contains the remains of an 18th century mausoleum built by the Henderson family.
  • sandstone: Nearby is the domed granite and sandstone Mausoleum of Aga Khan.

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