Mausoleum
91mausoleum crypt — American a drawer for a corpse facing on to a corridor The slots which are harder to sell, given the absence of a view: The crypts facing the corridor are called Mausoleum Crypts . (J. Mitford, 1963) A far cry from the tomb… …
92mausoleum — noun (plural leums or mausolea) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek mausōleion, from Mausōlos Mausolus died ab 353 B.C., ruler of Caria Date: 15th century 1. a large tomb; especially a usually stone building with places for… …
93mausoleum — noun /ˌmɔː(ɹ).zəˈliː.əm/ a) A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs. b) A gloomy, usually large room or building …
94mausoleum — Synonyms and related words: arch, barrow, beehive tomb, bone house, boundary stone, box grave, brass, burial, burial chamber, burial mound, bust, cairn, catacombs, cenotaph, charnel house, cist, cist grave, column, cromlech, cross, crypt, cup,… …
95Mausoleum — Grabmonument, Grabstätte. * * * MausoleumGrabmonument,Grabmal,Grabstätte,Begräbnisstätte …
96Mausoleum — Gravtempel …
97Mausoleum — Mau·so·le̲·um das; s, Mau·so·le̲·en; ein Bauwerk, das über einem Grab (meist einer berühmten Person) steht …
98mausoleum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vault, sepulcher; pyramid, mastaba. See interment, feeling. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crypt, catacomb, tomb, sepulcher; see grave 1 , memorial , monument 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. tomb,… …
99Mausoleum — Mau|so|le|um 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: le|en〉 1. 〈urspr.〉 monumentales Grabmal des Königs Mausolos in Halikarnass(os), eines der sieben Weltwunder 2. 〈danach allg.〉 monumentales Grabmal [Etym.: lat.; nach dem König Mausolos v. Karien, † 353 v. Chr.] …
100mausoleum — mau|so|le|um [ ,mɔzə liəm, ,mɔsə liəm ] noun count a large impressive TOMB (=stone structure in which someone is buried) …
