mausoleum

Meaning

1. A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
2. (broadly) A gloomy, usually large room or building.

Synonyms

grave

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tomb

sepulchre

vault

sepulcher

monument

mortuary

mound

shrine

burial mound

ancestral shrine

Imperial mausoleum

resting place of a corpse

burial

burial chamber

charnel house

funeral home

interment

memorial

Translations

mausolée

Mausoleum

mausoleo

μαυσωλείο

mausoleo

mausoléu

mausoleu

mausoleum

ضريح

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mozole

mezar

🪦

praalgraf

الضريح

anıtmezar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/

Etymology

From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named after Mausolus (?–395 BCE), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, whose tomb was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.