crypt

crypt

noun \ˈkript\

Definition of CRYPT

1

a : a chamber (as a vault) wholly or partly underground; especially : a vault under the main floor of a church b : a chamber in a mausoleum

2

a : an anatomical pit or depression b : a simple tubular gland

Examples of CRYPT

1. <the old church's crypt is the final resting place for the president and his beloved wife>

Origin of CRYPT

Latin crypta, from Greek kryptē, from feminine of kryptos hidden, from kryptein to hide; perhaps akin to Lithuanian krauti to pile up

First Known Use: 1789

Related to CRYPT

Synonyms: catacomb(s), vault

Related Words: mausoleum, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb

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Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with CRYPT

hipped, lipped, ripped, script