Synonyms of mausoleum

mausoleum

noun

as in monument

a stone building with places for the dead bodies of several people or the body of an important person

The cemetery has many mausoleums for some of the cites most notable families.

Related Words

• monument
• tomb
• grave
• memorial
• cathedral
• tower
• palace
• crypt
• edifice
• vault
• sepulcher
• chamber
• structure
• construction
• hall
• erection
• mansion
• château
• castle
• villa
• manor
• manor house
• estate
• hacienda
• showplace
• countryseat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mausoleum

Westview Abbey, the grand mausoleum that looms over the back of the property like a castle on a moor, holds the remains of more than 11,000 souls and exudes an air of eerie stillness. — Jim Auchmutey, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026

The memorial, which features sculptures of an angel and bronze doves, is located in a cemetery that is also home to the world’s largest Catholic mausoleum. — Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

The shovel now hangs above a massive fireplace in Digger’s mansion, one of those lavish, sprawling estates that the wealthy build as monuments to themselves and which invariably become mausoleums. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Clad in his go-to outfit of silk pajamas and snakeskin boots, Digger runs his empire from an estate that’s more mausoleum than mansion. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026