Word of the Day - Mausoleum

mausoleum

/ˌmɔːzəˈlɪəm//ˌmɔːsəˈlɪəm/
noun
A stately or impressive building housing a tomb or group of tombs.

Origin
Late 15th century: via Latin from Greek Mausōleion, from Mausōlos, the name
of a king of Caria (4th century BC), to whose tomb in Halicarnassus the
name was originally applied.

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The Capitol Building in Washington is, in part, a mausoleum where George Washington's remains were to be "entombed". Washington's will stipulated, instead, that he be buried at Mount Vernon, his estate
in Virginia. The dead have many terms dedicated to their use, even though they are not here to appreciate it.