A crypt (from Ancient Greek κρύπτη (kryptē) crypta ' vault ') is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or above ground within a cemetery’s mausoleum.

The meaning of CRYPT is a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground; especially : a vault under the main floor of a church. How to use crypt in a sentence.

At Canterbury the crypt (dating from 1100) forms a large and complex church, with apse and chapels, and the extreme east end, under Trinity chapel, is famous as the original burial place …

/ krɪpt / Add to word list a room or rooms under the floor of a church where people are sometimes buried (Definition of crypt from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge …

CRYPT definition: a subterranean chamber or vault, especially one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc. See examples of crypt used …

Definition of crypt noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. The top of the cathedral 's clock tower offers panoramic views, and the crypt below lets you mingle among the tombs. 大教堂 的 钟楼 可以 俯瞰 全市， 而 在 教堂 的 地窖 里， 你 会 发现 …

Define crypt. crypt synonyms, crypt pronunciation, crypt translation, English dictionary definition of crypt. n. 1. An underground vault or chamber, especially one beneath a church that is used as …

crypt, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

crypt (kript), n. a subterranean chamber or vault, esp. one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc. Anatomy a slender pit or recess; a …