mansion

[Man·sion]

A mansion is a huge, fancy house. Some mansions are eventually turned into museums where you can get a look at an old wealthy family's art and furniture collections.

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A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter.

Noun
a large and imposing house

Noun
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided


n.
A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter.

n.
The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.

n.
A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8.

n.
The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution.

v. i.
To dwell; to reside.


Mansion

Man"sion , n. [OF. mansion, F. maison, fr. L. mansio a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation, fr. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. . Cf. Manse, Manor, Menagerie, Menial, Permanent.] 1. A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter. [Obs.]
In my Father's house are many mansions.
These poets near our princes sleep, And in one grave their mansions keep.
2. The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension. 3. (Astrol.) A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8. Chaucer. 4. The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution. [Obs.]
The eight and twenty mansions That longen to the moon.
Mansion house, the house in which one resides; specifically, in London and some other cities, the official residence of the Lord Mayor. Blackstone.

Mansion

Man"sion, v. i. To dwell; to reside. [Obs.] Mede.

A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter.

To dwell; to reside.

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Usage Examples

I choose films for their artistic value. I don't need a mansion or a Jaguar. When I leave this Earth, I won't take any money with me. All I will leave behind will be my art.

Al Gore, the former vice-president of the United States, lives in a mansion that uses more electricity than the average family's bungalow! David Suzuki rides on a bus that uses more fuel than a Smart car to get across Canada! Oh my God! And this is just the tip of the vanishing iceberg!

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Other Usage Examples

All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon the sand.

Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show.

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