crypt

IPA: krˈɪpt

(now rare) A cave or cavern.
An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.
(anatomy) A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure.
(botany) Any of the genus Cryptocoryne of aquatic plants of southern and southeastern Asia.
(botany) Any of the genus Cryptopus of orchids of Madagascar and Mauritius.

Examples of "crypt" in Sentences

Caravaggio's bones found in Italian crypt after 400 years
The term crypt is sometimes used to signify the lower story of a two-storied building, e.g. the lower chapel of the
This building used to be a church, built by Souffelot, and the crypt is where many famous French people are buried.
In the Paroquia don't forget to ask to visit the tomb of the first? or third? president of México whose crypt is in the basement.
The dark and mysterious crypt is there, as is the iron grating, which is pointed to as indicating the exact position of the tomb.
We actually talked to a man who's been inside that mausoleum, and he said there are what he calls crypt keepers inside who keep the people who don't own property, as he put it, inside, or shouldn't be in there, they keep them out.
Perhaps Walt Disney and Madame Tussaud were inspired by places like this, but the Capuchin crypt will not remind you of their worlds, for in spite of all the talk about the great lengths the monks have gone to in order to create lifelike effects, it feels like somewhere that fell into disuse long ago.