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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAN'SION, n. [L. mansio, from maneo, to dwell.]
1. Any place of residence; a house; a habitation.
Thy mansion wants thee, Adam, rise.
In my Father's house are many mansions. John 14.
2. The house of the lord of a manor.
3. Residence; above.
These poets near our princes sleep,
And in one grave their mansions keep.
MAN'SION, v.i. To dwell; to reside.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house]
2: a large and imposing house [syn: mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residence]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin mansion-, mansio, from man?re to remain, dwell; akin to Greek menein to remain Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete the act of remaining or dwelling ; stay b. archaic dwelling, abode 2. a. (1) manor house (2) a large imposing residence b. a separate apartment or lodging in a large structure 3. a. house 3b b. one of the 28 parts into which the moon's monthly course through the heavens is divided

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a large house. 2 (usu. in pl.) Brit. a large building divided into flats. Phrases and idioms: mansion-house Brit. the house of a lord mayor or a landed proprietor. the Mansion House the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L mansio -onis a staying (as MANSE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. --John xiv. 2. These poets near our princes sleep, And in one grave their mansions keep. --Den?am. 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. --Chaucer. Mansion house, the house in which one resides; specifically, in London and some other cities, the official residence of the Lord Mayor. --Blackstone.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(mansions) A mansion is a very large house. ...an eighteenth century mansion in Hampshire... N-COUNT

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

man'-shun (mone, "abode"): In Joh 14:2, the word is used in the plural: "In my Father's house are many mansions," the Revised Version margin "abiding places." The ideas conveyed are those of abundance of room, and permanence of habitation, in the heavenly world.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Dwelling, seat, residence, habitation, dwelling-house, mansion-house, abode. 2. Manor-house, manor-seat, hall, mansion-house.

Moby Thesaurus

aspect, astrodiagnosis, astrology, astromancy, castle, chateau, court, estate, genethliac astrology, genethliacism, genethliacs, genethlialogy, hall, horoscope, horoscopy, house, manor, mundane astrology, mundane house, nativity, natural astrology, palace, palais, palatial residence, palazzo, planetary house, stargazing, tower, villa, zodiac