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What (who) is crypt - definition
STONE CHAMBER OR VAULT BENEATH THE FLOOR OF A BURIAL VAULT
Crypts; Crypt (architecture)
![The 17th century crypt found in 1911 in the city of [[Pori, Finland]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pori crypt 2.jpg?width=200 "The 17th century crypt found in 1911 in the city of [[Pori, Finland]].")
![A crypt in [[Wola Gułowska]], [[Lublin Province]], [[Poland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wola Gułowska-trumna.jpg?width=200 "A crypt in [[Wola Gułowska]], [[Lublin Province]], [[Poland]]")
![Crypt of [[Canterbury Cathedral]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Canterbury Cathedral Crypt.jpg?width=200 "Crypt of [[Canterbury Cathedral]]")
![Crypt of [[Worcester Cathedral]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Worcester cathedral 031.JPG?width=200 "Crypt of [[Worcester Cathedral]]")
![Rolduc Abbey]], [[Kerkrade]] Netherlands](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rolduc Krypta.jpg?width=200 "Rolduc Abbey]], [[Kerkrade]] Netherlands")
![Crypt of [[St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent]], Belgium](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gent, Sint-Baafskathedraal crypte B STB 149.jpg?width=200 "Crypt of [[St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent]], Belgium")
![Crypt of [[Helsinki Cathedral]], Finland](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Inside the Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral.jpg?width=200 "Crypt of [[Helsinki Cathedral]], Finland")
![Crypt of [[Bayeux Cathedral]], France](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Notre Dame de Bayeux couloirs.jpg?width=200 "Crypt of [[Bayeux Cathedral]], France")
![Crypt [[Saint-Sernin Basilica]] [[Toulouse]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Crypte de St Sernin Toulouse.jpg?width=200 "Crypt [[Saint-Sernin Basilica]] [[Toulouse]]")
![[[Wasserkirche]], [[Zürich]], with '[[Martyr]] stone' of [[Felix and Regula]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zürich - Wasserkirche - Märtyrerstein - Krypta IMG 1189.jpg?width=200 "[[Wasserkirche]], [[Zürich]], with '[[Martyr]] stone' of [[Felix and Regula]]")
![[[St. Matthias' Abbey]], [[Trier]], Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/St.Matthias Trier Sarkophage in der Krypta.jpg?width=200 "[[St. Matthias' Abbey]], [[Trier]], Germany")
![Wettin]] crypt in [[Katholische Hofkirche]], [[Dresden]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dresden-Hofkirche-Gruft.jpg?width=200 "Wettin]] crypt in [[Katholische Hofkirche]], [[Dresden]]")
![Bernadotte]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bernadotte Family crypt Riddarholm Church 2013 Stockholm.jpg?width=200 "Bernadotte]])")
![Crypt of [[Church of Saint Sava]], Serbia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kripta spomen Hram svetog Save 1.JPG?width=200 "Crypt of [[Church of Saint Sava]], Serbia")
![The Imperial Crypt and Chapel in the [[Monument to the Independence of Brazil]], [[São Paulo]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ Olhares sobre o Museu do Ipiranga 2017 041.jpg?width=200 "The Imperial Crypt and Chapel in the [[Monument to the Independence of Brazil]], [[São Paulo]]")
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
n.
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.
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.