crypt

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Noun crypt has 1 sense

crypt - a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
--₁ is a kind of burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture

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Crypt

Noun

1. A stone chamber or vault beneath a church, used as a burial place.

Example sentence: The crypt beneath the ancient cathedral was filled with the remains of long-deceased members of the clergy.

Noun

2. An underground chamber or vault used for the storage of dead bodies or coffins.

Example sentence: The family decided to bury their loved one's coffin in the crypt located within the sprawling graveyard.

Noun

3. A secret underground chamber or compartment, usually used for storing valuable treasures or confidential information.

Example sentence: The hidden crypt contained ancient artifacts and mystical scrolls.

Adjective

1. Mysterious or enigmatic.

Example sentence: The crypt message left everyone puzzled and intrigued.

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