Dictionary

mausoleum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌmɑ.-/ (US, cot-caught-merger)
• /-.zəˈ-/ (US)
• mô'sə-lē'əm (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/ (UK)
• /ˌmɔ.səˈli.əm/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon, “Mausoleum, the grand tomb built around 353–351 BCE at Halicarnassus for Mausolus, a ruler of Caria and satrap of the Achaemenid Empire; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World”), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos, “Mausolus”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”). By surface analysis, Mausolus + -eum.

Meanings

1. A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
   • His embalmed corpse, exhibited to this day in the mausoleum in Moscow, aptly symbolizes the new order which, he promised, was soon to embrace all mankind. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 491:
   • Holonym: cemetery
2. (broadly) A gloomy, usually large room or building.
   • As Amazon reaches maximum ubiquity in our lives (“Alexa, play Led Zeppelin”), as online shopping turns malls into mausoleums, it’s been illuminating to see exactly how a package makes the final leg of its journey. 2018 December 25, Austin Murphy, “I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon.”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2019:

Forms

Coordinates

crypt · ossuary

Deriveds

mausolean · mausoleal · mausolocracy

Hypernyms

vault

Translations (105)

fo gravhús (large tomb) · ru мавзоле́й (large tomb) · mk мавзоле́ј (large tomb) · az mavzoley (large tomb) · zza mezel (large tomb) · gd taigh-adhlacaidh (large tomb) · vi lăng (large tomb) · kmr mozole (large tomb) · bn মাজার (large tomb) · mn бунхан (large tomb) · lv mauzolejs (large tomb) · sh маузо̀леј (large tomb) · sk mauzóleum (large tomb) · vi tẩm (large tomb) · sh mauzòlej (large tomb) · nb gravkapell (large tomb) · hi समाधि (large tomb) · vi lăng mộ (large tomb) · mi whare toma (large tomb) · eo tombomonumento (large tomb) · ar مَرْقَد (large tomb) · ja 霊廟 (large tomb) · pl mauzoleum (large tomb) · kk кесене (large tomb) · fi mausoleumi (large tomb) · lt mauzoliejus (large tomb) · bg мавзоле́й (large tomb) · de Mausoleum (large tomb) · ota تربه (large tomb) · sv mausoleum (large tomb) · ota دخمه (large tomb) · uz mavzoley (large tomb) · hu mauzóleum (large tomb) · nn mausoleum (large tomb) · nn mausolé (large tomb) · fa مقبره (large tomb) · ca mausoleu (large tomb) · ur مزار (large tomb) · tr anıt mezar (large tomb) · ms makam (large tomb) · cs mauzoleum (large tomb) · eo maŭzoleo (large tomb) · nb mausolé (large tomb) · ja マウソレウム (large tomb) · ga másailéam (large tomb) · ro mausoleu (large tomb) · nn gravkapell (large tomb) · zza qub (large tomb) · it mausoleo (large tomb) · sv gravkapell (large tomb) · ur مقبرہ (large tomb) · cmn 陵墓 (large tomb) · hy դամբարան (large tomb) · bn সমাধি (large tomb) · nb mausole (large tomb) · az məqbərə (large tomb) · ja 陵 (large tomb) · ar ضَرِيح (large tomb) · uga 𐎃𐎌𐎚 (large tomb) · be маўзале́й (large tomb) · bn মকবরা (large tomb) · id mausoleum (large tomb) · sv gravbyggnad (large tomb) · tr mozole (large tomb) · es mausoleo (large tomb) · sq mauzole (large tomb) · tg мақбара (large tomb) · ko 령묘 (large tomb) · tg мавзолей (large tomb) · zza tırb (large tomb) · cmn 墓 (large tomb) · sv gravhus (large tomb) · th สุสาน (large tomb) · uz oromgoh (large tomb) · nl mausoleum (large tomb) · et mausoleum (large tomb) · th ฮวงซุ้ย (large tomb) · km ស្តូបនីយដ្ឋាន (large tomb) · vi lăng tẩm (large tomb) · ja 陵墓 (large tomb) · da mausoleum (large tomb) · he מָאוּזוֹלֵאוֹם (large tomb) · ky мавзолей (large tomb) · nb mausoleum (large tomb) · sl mavzolej (large tomb) · tk mawzoleý (large tomb) · ka მავზოლეუმი (large tomb) · fy prealgrêf (large tomb) · hi मक़बरा (large tomb) · yi מאַווזאָליי (large tomb) · uk мавзоле́й (large tomb) · ko 묘 (large tomb) · ps آرامګاه (large tomb) · hi मज़ार (large tomb) · da gravkapel (large tomb) · fa آرامگاه (large tomb) · ko 영묘 (large tomb) · fr mausolée (large tomb) · is grafhýsi (large tomb) · ga ula (large tomb) · th เมาโซเลี่ยม (large tomb) · tg оромгоҳ (large tomb) · pt mausoléu (large tomb) · nn mausole (large tomb) · el μαυσωλείο (large tomb)