What (who) is crypt - definition

STONE CHAMBER OR VAULT BENEATH THE FLOOR OF A BURIAL VAULT

Crypts; Crypt (architecture)

crypt

¦ noun

1. an underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place.

2. Anatomy a small tubular gland, pit, or recess.

Origin

ME (in the sense 'cavern'): from L. crypta, from Gk krupte 'a vault', from kruptos 'hidden'.

crypt

(crypts)

A crypt is an underground room underneath a church or cathedral.

...people buried in the crypt of an old London church.

N-COUNT

crypt

Vault, tomb, catacomb.

Wikipedia

Crypt

A crypt (from Latin crypta "vault") is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building. It typically contains coffins, sarcophagi, or religious relics.

Originally, crypts were typically found below the main apse of a church, such as at the Abbey of Saint-Germain en Auxerre, but were later located beneath chancel, naves and transepts as well. Occasionally churches were raised high to accommodate a crypt at the ground level, such as St Michael's Church in Hildesheim, Germany.

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Pronunciation examples for crypt

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2. So there's crypto.

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3. SCOOTER BRAUN: Crypto.

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4. familiar with crypto.

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5. overview of crypto taxation.

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Examples of use of crypt

1. The mound that houses his crypt was made to hold the remains of two people, Farris explained, but the crypt was not.

2. His body was to be buried in the crypt beneath Manila Cathedral.

3. The white marble cover of the crypt was then put back in place.

4. New Crypt Planned For Coretta Scott King ATLANTA –– Since the day of Coretta Scott King‘s funeral in February, her tomb has remained lengths away from her husband‘s crypt at the Martin Luther King Jr.

5. The King estate runs the King Centre in Atlanta, which includes his crypt and a museum.