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

Dean, who died in March 2025, was laid to rest in a mausoleum at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

In a letter read to commissioners, Beatrice Brickell urged commissioners to keep the cottage in Brickell, suggesting it could be relocated to the city’s bayfront Brickell Park, where the family mausoleum is. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

In ancient times, the Turkish Riviera town of Bodrum was known as Halicarnassus, and its famed mausoleum was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026

The tradition will now pass to his own son, who now also takes part in commemorating the martyrdom of Hussein through the mausoleum replicas. — ABC News, 25 June 2026