crypt
nounHow to pronounce crypt:
Definition of crypt:
- crypt (noun):
- a vault under the main floor of a church
- a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
- a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church).
- a vault or underground chamber, such as one beneath a church, used as a burial place
Synonyms for crypt:
burial chamber
catacomb
catacomb(s)
mausoleum
ossuary
sepulcher
sepulchre
sepulture
tomb
undercroft
vault
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