Crypt

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɹɪpt/
• Rhymes: -ɪpt

Origin

From Latin crypta ("vault"), from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kryptos, "hidden").

Full definition of crypt

Noun

1. An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.
• 1922, w, “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days Chapter 3/2/1, She turned and waved a hand to him, she cried a word, but he didn't hear it, it was a lost word. A sable wraith she was in the parkland, fading away into the dolorous crypt of winter.
2. (anatomy) A small pit or cavity in the body