Tomb, strictly referring to the monumental tomb of Mausolus (d 353 BC) at Halicarnassus, but used, by analogy, of any burial place with some pretensions to grandeur
A mausoleum is a building which contains the grave of a famous person or the graves of a rich family. a large stone building made specially to contain the body of a dead person, or the dead bodies of an important family (from Mausolos king of Caria in ancient Turkey, for whom such a building was made). Large, impressive tomb, especially a stone building with places for entombment of the dead aboveground. The word is derived from Mausolus, whose widow raised a splendid tomb at Halicarnassus ( 353-350 BC). Probably the most ambitious mausoleum is the Taj Mahal
Named for Mausolus, King of Caria, whose wife, Artemisia, built one of the Seven Wonders of the World A chamber or structure used, or intended to be used, for entombment A building that houses crypts for burial A community mausoleum is for many families, and a private mausoleum is generally sold for the use of a single family
[ "mo-s&-'lE-&m, "mo-z&a ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English, from Latin, from Greek mausOleion, from MausOlos Mausolus died ab 353 B.C., ruler of Caria.