mansion
USMAN-shuhn/ˈmæn.ʃən/
Pluralmansions
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- 2One of the separate homes or rooms inside a big house, known today mostly from the Bible.
Our pastor often talks about the many mansions in God's house.
The Bible verse says that in the Father's house there are many mansions.
UsageMost often in the words many mansions.
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- 3A house given to a priest or minister to live in.
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Less common meanings
- 4A place where you stop during a trip.
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- 5In astrology, one section of the moon's path through the sky, or, in old astrology, one part of the sky.
- 6In the Chinese study of the stars, one of 28 parts of the sky.
- 7In Britain, a big, grand block of flats, usually an old one, used mostly in building names.
- 8In Hong Kong, a building with many apartments, used only in building names.
- 9One of the different groups that make up the Rastafari movement.
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Origin
From the Latin word mānsiō, meaning “a place to live”, which came from a word meaning “to stay”.