MAUSOLEUM Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word mausoleum. (close relations)
Definition of MAUSOLEUM
mausoleums
Best Alternative Words for MAUSOLEUM
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crypt | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church) | ||||||||
grave | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • death of a person • a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) • a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation adjective satellite • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought verb • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | ||||||||
memorial | nounn | |||||||
noun • a recognition of meritorious service • a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority • a structure erected to commemorate persons or events | ||||||||
monument | nounn | |||||||
noun • a structure erected to commemorate persons or events • an important site that is marked and preserved as public property • a burial vault (usually for some famous person) | ||||||||
sepulcher | nounn | |||||||
noun • a chamber that is used as a grave | ||||||||
sepulchre | nounn | |||||||
noun • a chamber that is used as a grave | ||||||||
tomb | nounn | |||||||
noun • a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) | ||||||||
vault | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a burial chamber (usually underground) • a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables • an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof • the act of jumping over an obstacle verb • jump across or leap over (an obstacle) • bound vigorously | ||||||||
burial chamber | nounn | |||||||
noun • a chamber that is used as a grave |