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Definition of Mansion

Mansion

  1. A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter.
  2. The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.
  3. A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8.
  4. The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution.
  5. To dwell; to reside.

Mansion Quotations

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

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.
Lady Gaga

There is no more reason to believe that man descended from some inferior animal than there is to believe that a stately mansion has descended from a small cottage.
William Jennings Bryan

When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy Chihuahua. A stuffy fellow in a tuxedo was to host, and the losing chef's dish was then fed to the dog! I am not kidding, I saw it! I think it is genius! Twisted, but genius!
Ted Allen

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.
Jesse Jackson
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Mansion Translations

mansion in Dutch is herenhuis
mansion in German is Villa
mansion in Italian is villa
mansion in Spanish is chalet

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